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Colvard Prospects

Occurrence in Greene county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026544
MRDS ID K005942
Record type Site
Current site name Colvard Prospects
Related records 10154592

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.94431, 36.22148 (WGS84)
Elevation 439
Relative position 2.0 MILES SOUTH 36 DEG. WEST OF THE CARTER CHAPEL CHURCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greene(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mosheim(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nolichucky(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Greene

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Dolomitization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.94431, 36.22148
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Mosheim Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Near Vertical Tear Faults, Striking Nw To Nnw, Right Lateral Displacements Up To 1000 Feet

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccias

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE CHEPULTEPEC DOLOMITE WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO MEMBERS. THE UPPER DOLOMITE MEMBER IS COMPOSED OF MEDIUM TO DARK-GREY FINE-GRAINED LIMESTONES AND DARK-GREY CRYSTALLINE DOLOMITES. THE LOWER SANDY MEMBER CONTAINS THE SAME LITHOLOGIES, WITH THE ADDITION OF NUMEROUS THIN SANDSTONE BEDS. BLACK CHERT BEDS AND NODULES (SOME OOLITIC) ARE COMMON IN BOTH MEMBERS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Greeneville District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO PROSPECT PITS ARE ABOUT 500 FEET APART, AND OCCUR IN THE LOWER SANDY MEMBER OF THE CHEPULTEPEC DOLOMITE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WARNER, A. H., 1950 , INVESTIGATION OF THE BROWN-TIPTON ZINC DEPOSIT, GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4645 , 6 P.

  • Deposit

    MAHER, S. W., AND FAGAN, J. M., 1970 , TRACE ELEMENT CONTENT OF SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 16

  • Deposit

    BROKAW, A. L., DUNLAP, J. C., AND RODGERS, J., 1966 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MOSHEIM AND JOHNSON ANTICLINES, GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1222-A, 21 P.

  • Deposit

    1944 GEOLMAP DUNLAP AND RODGERS, BULL. 1222-A

  • Deposit

    1966 COMPILE BROKAW, BULL. 1222-A

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit "LIGHT BROWN SPHALERITE AND WHITE CRYSTALLINE DOLOMITE OCCUR IN MASSIVE BRECCIATED DOLOMITE BEDS" ( BROKAW AND OTHERS, 1966 , P. A16 - A17 ).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1978 Geraci, Philip J. U.S. Geological Survey

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