| Deposit ID | 10091866 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001631 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | W. Burch Prospect |
| Related records | 10299740 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.67211, 36.37648 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.7 MI. SW OF STRAIGHT CREEK CHURCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Claiborne(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clouds(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clinch, Tennessee, Virginia(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Claiborne |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Maynardville Limestone, Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Maynardville Limestone, Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -83.67211, 36.37648 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1892 |
| Discoverer | American Association |
| District name | Straight Creek District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Snow And Moore |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall width | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001631 |
PURDUE, A.H., 1912, THE ZINC DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 14, 63 P.
SECRIST, M.H., 1924, ZINC DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., BULL. 31, 165 P.
MAHER, S.W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P.
1912 COMPILE PURDUE, A.H., TENN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RPT.
1924 GEOLMAP SECRIST, M.H., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT
1958 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PURDUE OBSERVED A "MASS OF HIGH-GRADE YELLOW SPHALERITE SEVERAL INCHES THICK....MIXED WITH SOME SMITHSONITE IN A BED OF LIMESTONE IN ONE OF THE OPEN CUTS." SECRIST SAW "COMPACT PINNACLES OF DOLOMITE, EXHIBITING LITTLE FRACTURING", BUT ONLY OBSERVED SMALL AMOUNT OF SMITHSONITE AND CONSIDERABLE LIMONITE ON THE DUMP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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