| Deposit ID | 10026405 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K005020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Iron Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.81177, 36.36425 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 3500 FEET NORTHWEST OF "THE BALD" |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Johnson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Erwin Formation, Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Erwin Formation, Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.81177, 36.36425 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Syncline |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K005020 |
BARTHOLOMEW, M. J., IN PROGRESS 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE SHERWOOD QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE: NORTH CAROLINA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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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