Immel Zinc Mine, Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District, Knox County, Tennessee, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Immel Zinc Mine | Mine |
Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc Mining District | Mining District |
Knox County | County |
Tennessee | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 4' 1'' North , 83° 42' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mascot | 2,411 (2011) | 4.0km |
Blaine | 1,867 (2017) | 9.7km |
New Market | 1,365 (2017) | 14.0km |
Plainview | 2,061 (2017) | 14.9km |
Condon | 1,866 (2006) | 15.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Knoxville Gem & Mineral Society | Knoxville, Tennessee | 23km |
Mindat Locality ID:
128963
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:128963:6
GUID (UUID V4):
4c3468fb-48bc-4f7f-b055-769db622fb3f
REF:Deposit:: WEDOW, HELMUTH AND OTHERS, 1968, ZINC AND LEAD IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580
Deposit:: BOYLE,J.R. AND L. WILLIAMS. MINING METHODS AND PRACTICES AT
Deposit:: THE YOUNG MINE, AMERICAN ZINC COMPANY OF TENNESSEE,
Deposit:: JEFFERSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. BUMINES IC 8269, 1965,
Deposit:: 27 PP.
Deposit:: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1969, PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT F
Commodities (Major) - Zinc; (Minor) - Stone - Crushed/Broken; (Trace) - Copper, Lead
Development Status: Producer
Deposit Model: 228: Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Host Rock Unit: Sevier Formation Shl
Structure: Collapse - Breccia Structures, Lperm Faulting
Host Rock: Chemical Sediment, Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Platform Carbonates
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β 'Jasper' |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Jasper' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Paleozoic : 385 Ma to 288 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
Geologic Time | Rocks, Minerals and Events | ||||||
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Cisuralian |
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Middle Devonian |
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