Mine detail: Beech Grove Zinc Occurrence

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Location

Lat / long: 36.36609, -83.47089

Resource(M)

Tertiary: Zinc
Ore: Sphalerite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: fracture filling; gash vein
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Maryville Limestone (Conasauga Group)
Host type:Limestone
Structure:Northeast-Trending Strike Belt

References

MRDSK001709
DEP10025767
Reference{Deposit:: MAHER, S.W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P}{Deposit:: 1958 COMPILE MAHER, S.W.; TENN. DIV. GEOL.; UNPUBLISHED REPORT}
ReporterHale, Robin C., Tennessee Division Of Geology