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L. F. Snyder Prospects

Occurrence in Claiborne county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Iron
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025601
MRDS ID K001499
Record type Site
Current site name L. F. Snyder Prospects
Related records 10275284, 10299528

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.70406, 36.46564 (WGS84)
Relative position ON EAST AND WEST BRANCHES OF TUTTLE HOLLOW.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Claiborne(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

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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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Claiborne

Comments on the location information

  • OTHER PROSPECT 762,950 (A72); 2,674,500 (A71).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Copper Ridge Dolomite; Light Gray, Fine-Grained Dol
    Rock description Copper Ridge Dolomite; Light Gray, Fine-Grained Dol
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.70406, 36.46564
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeast-Trending, Powell River Anticline

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding And Tear Fault (Brokaw)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. Snyder

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFT 15 FT. LONG

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION CONSISTS OF A CUT AND A SHORT DRIFT; NO BEDROCK EXPOSED AT OTHER PROSPECT 300 FT. UP HILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1222-C, P. C1 - C56

  • Deposit

    1966 GEOLMAP BROKAW, A.L., ET AL; REPOR

  • Production

    BROKAW, A.L., ET AL, 1966, USGS BULL. 1222-C

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 330 FT. BELOW BASE OF CHEPULTEPEC DOLOMITE. ACCORDING TO BROKAW, THE MINERALIZED ZONE IS 4 FT. THICK AND IS CONFINED TO FRACTURES IN A BRECCIATED WHITE CHERT BED IN DOLOMITE ALONG A FAULT THAT STRIKES N 75 DEG W. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1973 Hale, Robin C. U.S. Geological Survey

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