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Deep Well-Sphalerite Occurrence

Occurrence in Hardin county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025814
MRDS ID K001773
Record type Site
Current site name Deep Well-Sphalerite Occurrence
Alternate or previous names J. Curtis No. 1, Memphis Equipt. Co
Related records 10304543

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.32087, 35.02178 (WGS84)
Elevation 122

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hardin(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Counce(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Selmer(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Blytheville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Tennessee-Beech(hydrologic unit)

Lower Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Hardin

Comments on the location information

  • SURFACE ELEVATION 400 FEET; TOP OF KNOX AT 1230 FEET; TOTAL DEPTH 3427 FEET

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Knox Group
    Rock description Knox Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.32087, 35.02178
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SPHALERITE MINERALIZATION IDENTIFIED BY MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF WELL CUTTINGS. MINERALIZED ZONE IS BETWEEN 1670-1800 FEET. THE ZONE IS 500 FEET BELOW THE TOP OF THE KNOX AND 1130 FEET BELOW THE "PENCIL CAVE" (T-3 BENTONITE). SAMPLE SET NUMBER 960. TOP OF KNOX IS AT 1230 (?) FEET.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1969, SPHALERITE OF THE MASCOT TYPE IN DEEP WELLS IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE: UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 4 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SAMPLES ARE ON FILE AT THE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, NASHVILLE, TENN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

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