W. Burch Prospect, Straight Creek Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| W. Burch Prospect | Prospect |
| Straight Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Claiborne County | County |
| Tennessee | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 22' 35'' North , 83° 40' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| New Tazewell | 2,957 (2017) | 9.8km |
| Tazewell | 2,288 (2017) | 12.6km |
| Rutledge | 1,187 (2017) | 17.6km |
| Maynardville | 2,355 (2017) | 17.9km |
| Luttrell | 1,082 (2017) | 20.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
127909
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127909:5
GUID (UUID V4):
ec38a836-dc4e-41f2-929d-c36e40610dda
REF:Deposit:: PURDUE, A.H., 1912, THE ZINC DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENN. GEOL. SURVEY, BULL. 14, 63 P.
Deposit:: SECRIST, M.H., 1924, ZINC DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., BULL. 31, 165 P.
Deposit:: MAHER, S.W., 1958, THE ZINC INDU
Commodities (Major) - Zinc; (Trace) - Iron, Zinc
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Copper Ridge Dolomite, Knox Group
Host Rock: Limestone
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
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