| Deposit ID | 10091841 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000058 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Flat Gap Sandstone Sample |
| Related records | 10129042 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.2196, 36.41092 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | AT FLAT GAP,HAWKINS COUNTY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hawkins(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lee Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Holston(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Hawkins |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sandstone | Ore |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Result | RAW SAMPLE-SIO2-97.32%, FE2O3-0.070% AL2O3-1.82% |
|---|---|
| Result | CAO&MGO-0.10% |
| Result | IGN. LOSS 0.62% BENEFICIATED SAMPLE- SIO2-98.54% |
| Result | FE2O3-0.066% |
| Result | AL2O3-0.07% CAO+MGO-0.37% |
| Result | IGN. LOSS-0.30%. (30 MIN. WASH IN ABBE MILL WITH DETERGENT SOLN.) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Clinch Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Clinch Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -83.2196, 36.41092 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000058 |
HERSHEY, R.E., 1960, THE HIGH-SILICA RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 10 , 62 P
1960 OTHER TENN DIV GEO
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 65 FT COMPOSITE SAMPLE, SMALL FAULTS PRESENT IN SANDSTONE WITH FAULT SURFACES CEMENTED BY SILICA & IRON OXIDES.INDIVIDUAL QTZ GRAINS MORE ROUNDED THAN OTHER CLINCH SS SAMPLES. NO CHERT. CLAY PRESENT INTERSTITIALLY & AS FILLING OF SMALL FRACTURES; IRON PRESENT BOTH INTERSTIALLY & AS CRUSTS ON SLICKENSIDES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1972 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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