| Deposit ID | 10025712 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001640 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Thorn Hill Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.4296, 36.36203 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 412 |
| Relative position | 0.75 MI. WNW OF THORN HILL, TENN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grainger(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Avondale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Grainger |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock type qualifier | bluish-gray, fine-grained | ||
| Rock unit name | Mascot Dolomite | ||
| Rock description | Mascot Dolomite, Bluish-Gray, Fine-Grained Dolomite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -83.4296, 36.36203 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast Trending Strike Belts |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Copper Ridge Zinc District |
|---|---|
| District name | East Tennessee zinc district |
| District name | Mascot-Jefferson City zinc district |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. J. Kincaid |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001640 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470570019 | MRDS dep_id 10202239 merged into 10025712 |
SECRIST, M.H., 1924, ZINC DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., BULL. 31, 165 P.
MAHER, S.W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P.
1924 GEOLMAP SECRIST, M.H., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT
1958 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT
SECRIST, M.H., 1924, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 31.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS AS MATRIX CEMENTING BRECCIA FRAGMENTS, AND CONSISTS OF SMALL CONCENTRIC ROSETTES OF SPHALERITE IN A GANGUE OF DOLOMITE, CHERT, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF PYRITE. THE BRECCIATED BED RANGES FROM 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THICKNESS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-73 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Tennessee Division Of Geology | Tennessee Division of Geology | MRDS dep_id 10202239 merged into 10025712. |
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