Unnamed Limonite Occurrences

Occurrence in Greene county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026539
MRDS ID K005936
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Limonite Occurrences

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.93515, 36.2237 (WGS84)
Elevation 427
Relative position 1.45 MILES NORTH 17 DEG EAST OF THE BROWN SPRINGS CHURCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greene(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mosheim(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nolichucky(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Greene

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Dolomitization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.93515, 36.2237

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Mosheim Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Near Vertical Tear Faults, Striking Nw To Nnw, Right Lateral Displacements Up To 1000 Ft

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Greeneville District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • THERE ARE NO WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROKAW, A. L., DUNLAP, J. C., AND RODGERS, J., 1966 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MOSHEIM AND JOHNSON ANTICLINES, GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1222-A, 21 P

  • Deposit

    1944 GEOLMAP DUNLAP AND RODGERS, BULL. 1222-A

  • Deposit

    1966 COMPILE BROKAW, BULL. 1222-A

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIMONITE OCCURS AS FLOAT IN THE RESIDUUM
Deposit THREE OTHER OCCURRENCES OF LIMONITE ARE AT 0.6 MILES SOUTH 56 DEG WEST, 2.3 MILES NORTH 26 DEG EAST, AND 2.21 MILES NORTH 06 DEG EAST OF THE BROWN SPRINGS CHURCH. THESE OCCURRENCES ARE TAKEN FROM A STRATEGIC MINERALS INVESTIGATIONS PRELIMINARY MAP OF THE MOSHEIM ANTICLINE (TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY FILES). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1978 Geraci, Philip J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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