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R. P. Johnson Zinc Prospect

Occurrence in Greene county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Zinc, Barium-Barite
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026542
MRDS ID K005939
Record type Site
Current site name R. P. Johnson Zinc Prospect
Related records 10274814

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.84265, 36.20092 (WGS84)
Elevation 416
Relative position 1.04 MILES SOUTH 51 DEG WEST OF KIDWELL POND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greene(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greeneville(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
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Sphalerite 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) -82.84265, 36.20092
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Faulted And Overturned Johnson Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description The Prospect Is Between A Thrust Fault And A Tear Fault.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccias

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE MASCOT DOLOMITE IS A SEQUENCE OF MEDIUM-GREY FINE-GRAINED DOLOMITES WITH SOME INTERBEDDED BLUE-GREY FINE-GRAINED LIMESTONES, NODULAR CHERTS, AND A FEW THIN SANDSTONE BEDS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Greeneville District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 3.05M
    Overall width 3.05M

Comments on the workings information

  • THERE IS ONE CAVED PIT NOW 2 FEET DEEP

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, BULL. 1222-A

  • Deposit

    1966 COMPILE BROKAW, BULL. 1222-A

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINOR YELLOW SPHALERITE AND MUCH WHITE CRYSTALLINE DOLOMITE OCCUR WITH COARSE-GRAINED MASCOT DOLOMITE IN THE RUBBLE FROM THE WORKINGS. THE BEDS STRIKE BETWEEN N 25 E AND N 48 E AND DIP 45 DEG SE.

Reporter information

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

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