Lower Adit Occurrence, Round Top, Coker Creek Mining District, Monroe County, Tennessee, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lower Adit Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Round Top | - not defined - |
| Coker Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Monroe County | County |
| Tennessee | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 17' 49'' North , 84° 14' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tellico Plains | 942 (2017) | 8.8km |
| Etowah | 3,500 (2017) | 25.9km |
| Englewood | 1,529 (2017) | 26.5km |
| Madisonville | 4,783 (2017) | 27.1km |
| Murphy | 1,615 (2017) | 29.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
129621
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:129621:4
GUID (UUID V4):
03da1cc6-39b0-4f8c-8b2a-53d3c6803902
REF:Deposit:: ASHLEY, G. H., 1911, THE GOLD FIELDS OF COKER CREEK, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOL. SURVEY, RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE, V. 1, P. 78-107.
Deposit:: ROVE, O. N., 1926, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE: UNIVERSITY
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Gold
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Unit 3 , Ocoee Series, Metasiltstone With Subordinate Metasandstone
Structure: Northeast-Trending Asymmetric Folds
Host Rock: Siltstone
Tectonic Structure: Geosyncline
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Copper Formula: Cu |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Lithiophorite Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| β | Lithiophorite | 4.FE.25 | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | β Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Copper | Cu |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
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