Flat Gap Sandstone Sample

Occurrence in Hawkins county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Silica
Sections on this page
  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 10091841
MRDS ID K000058
Record type Site
Current site name Flat Gap Sandstone Sample
Related records 10129042

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.2196, 36.41092 (WGS84)
Relative position AT FLAT GAP,HAWKINS COUNTY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hawkins(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lee Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Holston(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Hawkins

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sandstone Ore
Mica Gangue

Analytical data

Result RAW SAMPLE-SIO2-97.32%, FE2O3-0.070% AL2O3-1.82%
Result CAO&MGO-0.10%
Result IGN. LOSS 0.62% BENEFICIATED SAMPLE- SIO2-98.54%
Result FE2O3-0.066%
Result AL2O3-0.07% CAO+MGO-0.37%
Result IGN. LOSS-0.30%. (30 MIN. WASH IN ABBE MILL WITH DETERGENT SOLN.)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Clinch Sandstone
    Rock description Clinch Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.2196, 36.41092

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • COMPOSITE SAMPLE-CHEM. ANALYSIS OF RAW & BENEFICIATED SAMPLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HERSHEY, R.E., 1960, THE HIGH-SILICA RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 10 , 62 P

  • Deposit

    1960 OTHER TENN DIV GEO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 65 FT COMPOSITE SAMPLE, SMALL FAULTS PRESENT IN SANDSTONE WITH FAULT SURFACES CEMENTED BY SILICA & IRON OXIDES.INDIVIDUAL QTZ GRAINS MORE ROUNDED THAN OTHER CLINCH SS SAMPLES. NO CHERT. CLAY PRESENT INTERSTITIALLY & AS FILLING OF SMALL FRACTURES; IRON PRESENT BOTH INTERSTIALLY & AS CRUSTS ON SLICKENSIDES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1972 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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