Mine detail: Gordonsville-Elmwood Mine

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Location: Smith County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.19703, -85.9344
dep_id: 10026430
mrds_id: K005052
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Zinc
Minor mineral: Stone
Trace mineral: Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Barium-Barite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Barite, Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Dolomite
other_matl: Calcite
model: 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
alteration: Dolomitization (Intense)
conc_proc: Residual Concentration: Sedimentation
ore_ctrl: Bedding, Fracturing
Reporter: Fagan, James M., Sutphin, David M.
hrock_unit: Mascot Dolomite;Kingsport Formation
hrock_type: Carbonate
discr: New Jersey Zinc Co.
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