| Deposit ID | 10025767 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001709 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Beech Grove Zinc Occurrence |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.47089, 36.36609 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 329 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
| Relative position | SOUTH SIDE OF COMMUNITY OF BEECH GROVE. |
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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Maryville Limestone (Conasauga Group) | ||
| Rock description | Maryville Limestone (Conasauga Group) | ||
| |||
| Ore Body (1) | -83.47089, 36.36609 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Strike Belt |
| 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 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001709 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470570011 | MRDS dep_id 10154451 merged into 10025767 |
MAHER, S.W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P
1958 COMPILE MAHER, S.W.; TENN. DIV. GEOL.; UNPUBLISHED REPORT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | S.W. MAHER REPORTS THAT SPHALERITE IS PRESENT ALONG THIN GASH VEINS IN THE LIMESTONE, AND AS SUCH IS A VERY LOCALIZED OCCURRENCE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-73 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Tennessee Division Of Geology | Tennessee Division of Geology |
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