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Rock Quarry Flux

Past Producer in Unicoi county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Dolomite
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102255
MRDS ID K000909
Record type Site
Current site name Rock Quarry Flux

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.49375, 36.1537 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Relative position WEST OF MOUTH OF ROCK QUARRY HOLLOW

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Unicoi(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Erwin(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)

Federal lands

Cherokee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Unicoi

Comments on the location information

  • SEE PLATE 1, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 54

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Dolomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Ore

Analytical data

Result CHEMICAL ANALYSIS NOT AVAILABLE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Shady Dolomite, Dolomite With Minor Interbedded Limestone
    Rock description Shady Dolomite, Dolomite With Minor Interbedded Lst
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.49375, 36.1537
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Syncline Northeast Of Thrust Fault Between Northwest And Southeast Blocks Of Bald Mountain Thrust Sheet

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARRY APPROXIMATELY ON AXIS OF MAIN SYNCLINE. ROCKS SEVERELY FRACTURED AND IN PLACES BRECCIATED, AND CUT BY SEVERAL NORMAL FAULTS. LITTLE SPARRY DOLOMITE. SOME SILICA REPLACEMENT OF DOLOMITE AT NORTH END OF QUARRY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bumpass Cove (Embreeville) District

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY FACE ABOUT 50 FT HIGH AND FLOOR COVERS ABOUT 2 ACRES

Comments on development

  • PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF FLUX FOR BLAST FURNACE AT EMBREEVILLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODGERS, JOHN, 1948, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BUMPASS COVE, UNICOI AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 54, 82 P

  • Deposit

    1948 GEOLMAP RODGERS, J., REPOR

  • Production

    RODGERS, JOHN, 1948, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 54

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

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