| Deposit ID | 10025775 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001719 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Iron-Manganese Prospect |
| Related records | 10154013 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.00046, 35.71232 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.45 MILE SE OF FAIRVIEW SCHOOL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Blount(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Binfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Watts Bar Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Watts Bar Lake(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Blount |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Kingsport Formation, Gray, Fins-Grained, Brecciated Dol.;Clay Residuum; Recent |
| Rock description | Kingsport Formation, Gray, Fins-Grained, Brecciated Dol.;Clay Residuum; Recent |
| (1) | Nolichucky Shale, and Maryville, Rogersville, and Rutledge Formations, and Pumpkin Valley Shale |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Strike Belts |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001719 |
MAHER, S.W., 1964, IRON, ZINC, AND BARITE DEPOSITS BETWEEN MORRISTOWN AND ETOWAH, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE ACAD. SCI. JOUR., V. 39, NO. 3, P. 103-106; REPR. AS TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 12
1964 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL. INF. CIR. 1
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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