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Unnamed Iron Prospects 4

Prospect in Johnson county in Tennessee, United States with commodity 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026404
MRDS ID K005019
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Iron Prospects 4

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.81177, 36.36452 (WGS84)
Relative position 3500 FEET NORTHWEST OF "THE BALD"

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Johnson(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sherwood(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boone(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Cherokee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Johnson

Comments on the location information

  • COORD. GIVES CENTRAL LOCATION FOR FOUR (4) PROSPECTS. SPECIFIC LOCATIONS: FE-6 3,232,710. X; 744,430. Y. FE-7 3,232,750. X; 744,320. Y. FE-8 3,232,860. X; 744,210. Y.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Erwin Formation, Quartzite
    Rock description Erwin Formation, Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.81177, 36.36452
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT IS A CIRCULAR PIT 10 FEET IN DIAMETER AND 3 TO 5 FEET DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARTHOLOMEW, M. J., IN PROGRESS 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE SHERWOOD QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES SECTION MRS 214-SE

  • Deposit

    KING, P. B., AND FERGUSON, H. W., 1960, GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERNMOST TENNESSEE: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 311, 136 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECTS OCCUR IN A LINE ALONG A SPUR OF "THE BALD" EACH PROSPECT IS A CIRCULAR PIT ABOUT 10 FEET IN DIAMETER AND 3 TO 5 FEET DEEP.
Deposit SECONDARY HEMATITE OCCURS AS A CEMENT AND AS REPLACEMENT MATERIAL IN METASANDSTONE AND QUARTZITES OF THE ERWIN FORMATION IN THE REGION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Bartholomew, Mervin J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1976 Fagan, James M. Tennessee Valley Authority

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