| Deposit ID | 10068424 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001480 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elizabethton, Tenn. Bauxite |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.16652, 36.33342 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carter(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elizabethton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Carter |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bauxite | Ore |
| Gibbsite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -82.16652, 36.33342 |
|---|
| General form | SINKHOLE FILL |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001480 |
KING, P. B., AND FERGUSON, H. W., 1960, GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERNMOST TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF PAPER 311. P. 136
DUNLAP, J.C., BERGQUIST, H.R, CRAIG, L.C., AND OVERSTREET, E.F., 1965, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-L, P. L1-L37.
1960 GEOLMAP P. B. KIN
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1973 | Patterson, Sam H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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