| Deposit ID | 10094989 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001013 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lower Johnson Adit |
| Related records | 10275796 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.25213, 35.28594 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1.7 MI. E. OF LONG RIDGE CHURCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Monroe(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tellico Plains(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hiwassee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cherokee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Monroe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Unit 3 , Ocoee Series, Metasiltstone With Subordinate Metasandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Unit 3 , Ocoee Series, Metasiltstone With Subordinate Metasandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -84.25213, 35.28594 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Asymmetric Folds |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coker Creek Gold District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001013 |
ASHLEY, G. H., 1911, THE GOLD FIELDS OF COKER CREEK, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE, V. 1, P. 78-107.
ROVE, O. N., 1926, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS, 92 P.
HALE, R. C., 1973, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE COKER CREEK DISTRICT, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, IN PRESS.
1968 GEOLMAP TVA REPOR
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ABSENCE OF VEIN QUARTZ ON SURFACE THAT COULD BE POSITIVELY ATTRIBUTED TO THIS ADIT PRECLUDED DETERMINATION OF VEIN HABIT AND MINERALOGY, WHICH PRESUMABLY IS SAME AS FOR UPPER JOHNSON ADIT (DEPOSIT NO. 25). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1973 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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