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G.L. Phelps Prospects

Occurrence in Claiborne county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Zinc
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025696
MRDS ID K001619
Record type Site
Current site name G.L. Phelps Prospects
Related records 10274865

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.63433, 36.39426 (WGS84)
Relative position NORTH SIDE STRAIGHT CREEK, 0.1 MI. WNW PHELPS CEMETERY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Claiborne(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

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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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Claiborne

Comments on the location information

  • A71, A72 VERY APPROXIMATE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SMITHSONITE REPORTED BUT NOT OBSERVED (SECRIST).

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Smithsonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Maynardville Limestone
    Rock description Maynardville Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.63433, 36.39426
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1892
Production years 1892

Mining district

District name Straight Creek District

Comments on the production information

  • UNVERIFIED REPORT THAT SEVERAL TONS OF SMITHSONITE WERE TAKEN FROM ONE OF THE PITS.

Comments on development

  • PROSPECTING CONSISTS OF 4 PITS OVER A DISTANCE OF 1,500 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SECRIST, M.H., 1924, ZINC DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., BULL. 31, 165 P.

  • Deposit

    MAHER, S.W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P.

  • Deposit

    1924 GEOLMAP SECRIST, M.H., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT

  • Deposit

    1958 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT

  • Production

    SECRIST, M.H., 1924, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 31

Reporter information

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

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