| Deposit ID | 10025567 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001464 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | W. M. Russell Prospect |
| Related records | 10202636 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.73072, 36.48314 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | APPROX. 1.5 MI. S. OF RED HILL SCHOOL. |
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)
Powell(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Claiborne |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Copper Ridge Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Copper Ridge Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -83.73072, 36.48314 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Powell River Anticline |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001464 |
BROKAW, A. L., RODGERS, JOHN, KENT, D. F., LAURENCE, R. A., AND BEHRE, C. H. JR., 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE POWELL RIVER AREA, CLAIBORNE AND UNION COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: USGS BULL. 1222-C, 55 P.
1945 GEOLMAP KENT & ROGERS; REPORT
1966 GEOLMAP BROKAW, ET AL; REPORT
BROKAW, A.L., ET AL, 1966, USGS BULL. 1222-C
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 300 FT. BELOW BASE OF CHEPULTEPEC DOLOMITE. FEW BLOCKS OF LIMONITE SCATTERED ABOUT PIT, NO ZN OR PB MINERALS OBSERVED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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