Mine detail: Elizabethton, Tenn. Bauxite

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Location: Carter County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.33342, -82.16652
dep_id: 10068424
mrds_id: W001480
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Aluminum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bauxite, Gibbsite
orebody_fm: SINKHOLE FILL
Reporter: Patterson, Sam H.
hrock_type: Dolomite
References:
  • Deposit:: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1199-L
  • Deposit:: KING, P. B., AND FERGUSON, H. W., 1960, GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERNMOST TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF PAPER 311. P. 136
  • Deposit:: DUNLAP, J.C., BERGQUIST, H.R, CRAIG, L.C., AND OVERSTREET, E.F., 1965, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-L, P. L1-L37.
  • Deposit:: 1960 GEOLMAP P. B. KIN
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