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Galena from
Straight Creek Mine, Straight Creek Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Straight Creek Mine, Straight Creek Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:418822
Long-form Identifier:1:3:418822:3
GUID (UUID V4):ca332e7d-83b6-4e7b-ac91-cec040a3cb07
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.9km (0.6 miles) Lewis Phelps Prospect, Straight Creek Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) G. L. Phelps Prospects, Straight Creek Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) O. B. Jones Prospect, Straight Creek Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) B. G. Goin Prospect (Eli Goin Prospect), Powell River Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) Ritchie Prospect (Lynch Prospect), Powell River Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) W. J. Lynch Prospect, Powell River Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) Southern Fortner Prospect, Powell River Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) F. Carey Prospect, Powell River Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) Odell Prospect (D. W. Harris Prospect), Powell River Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) Robert Keck Prospect (G. Cupp Prospect), Powell River Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USA
References
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Report (volume)
Deposits of the Powell River Area Claiborne and Union Counties Tennessee i By ARNOLD L. BROKAW, JOHN RODGERS...__________-__--___-_--.-_ _ _.- _ Mineral potential of the district- __-___-_._-____-_-.________-__-_ Mines, prospects...Bunch Hollow mine, Claiborne County. 3. Geologic map and section of the New Prospect mine (Leadmine Bend)...prospects, Union County. 4. Maps of the Ritchie (Lynch) prospect, Claiborne County. FIGURE 1. Sketch...DEPOSITS OF THE POWELL RIVER AREA, CLAIBORNE AND UNION COUNTIES, TENNESSEE '* By ARNOLD L. BROKAW, JOHN
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tennessee Mineral Locality Index 300 T ennessee covers an area of 41,220 square miles in the southeastern...part of the state. Just prior to crossing the Tennessee River and continuing through the middle of the...Knoxville, Tennessee 37921 taparis@msn.com Figure 1 (top left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith...Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 2 (above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood...Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 3 (left). Fluorite, 2.5 cm
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DEPOSITS IN EAST TENNESSEE By W. M. JOHNSON R.F.D. No. 6, Knoxville, Tenn. In East Tennessee there are many...will develop other areas. The Valley of East Tennessee is a part of a folded and faulted area extending...1924, Mark H. Secrist, in "Zinc Deposits of East Tennessee," reported on fifty-eight prospects. In several...prospected their holding very thoroughly, blocking out mining zones by use of magnetic methods, churn drills...results are studied by their geologists before any mining is started. At the time the valley was being formed
Report (issue)
Maryland Michigan New York Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin 18 20...occurrences, but as absence of information. Major mining districts and areas of numerous prospects, occurrences...outlined and a single symbol used to represent the district or area. Many of the barite deposits shown on...disconformities. Simple mineralogy (predominantly sphalerite, galena, barite, fluorite, calcite, dolomite, and cryptocrystalline...Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New York. Sphalerite, galena, and barite have been reported from numerous localities
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
City, Tenn.; and the American Zinc Company of Tennessee,at Mascot, Tenn. In recent years extensiveprospectinghas...extensiveprospectinghas been undertakenin the JeffersonCity district. Considerablemining of oxidized ore bodies has...Survey. •-Secrist, M. H.: Zinc Deposits of East Tennessee. Tenn. Dept. Education, Div. Geology, Bull. 3x...•9x7. 5 Nason, F. L.: Zinc Deposits oœEastern Tennessee. Eng. and Min. Jour., vol. 99, P. 734; April 24...study of areal features, inasmuchas accessto the mine at Austinville,exceptto the inactivetop (adit) level
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in Mississippi Valley-type genesis asa partof STRAIGHT CREEK_\; \ •- _A____UST_•.INV__ __ thatevolution...theupperKnoxGroupbecamean aquiferwhen site,important amounts of galena,andalmostno bariteor it underwent karsting duringMiddleOrdovician...Cove) in North Carolina.The Cartersvillebarite district in fluorite-barite rich.Zinc-richdeposits are...Felknorprospect, all in easternTennesseewith veryminorpyrite,galena,sphalerite, andenargitein (Fig.1).Thesedeposits...Mascot-Jefferson City district:The Mascot-Jefferson City district, withfiveminesrepresented, hasthehighest average
Book (edition)
YEAR 1687"—DAVID T. DAY, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MINING STATISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...and consump tion, or better and cheaper means of mining, extraction, and convey ance to market, may in...correspondence has been carried on with geologists, mining engineers, and other local authorities, and various...thickness; mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted...south prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles
Report (volume)
it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish... 6 USEFUL MINERALS OF THE UNITED STATES. Tennessee........Mr. George H. Ashley, Washington, D. C...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ORDOVICIAN EAST D. HOAGLAND, ROBERT ZINC DEPOSITS TENNESSEE WILLIAM T. HILL, AND E. FULWEILER ABSTRACT...and Copper Ridge formationsin the Powell River district, and, finally, to the very importantLower OrdovicianKingsportand... JeffersonCity districtand in the CopperRidge district (Fig. 1). There is no knownsignificantzinc or...a post-Knox pre-Chazyansinkholeat KENTUCKY • TENNESSEE o./• •m •e • •&•* •-•' •Sweelwaler .• ...showingthe principal mineralized districtsof East Tennessee (after Brokaw). The general stratigraphic relationshipsare
Book (volume)
instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel
Report (volume)
....................................... 102 District of Columbia ................................................................................ Tennessee.....................^...........................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MississippiValley district .................................. Southern Appalachian district ....................................................... 1100 Galena and anglesite....................................................................... Wulfenite-Galena-Molybdenite ................................. ...and hemimorphite in the Southern Appalachian district, and the predominanceof smithsoniteover hydrozincite...and hemimorphite in the Upper Mississippi Valley district can be explained by the pH of the ground waters
Report (issue)
Calif. CONTENTS Page Chapter A. Ruby-Poorman district Abstract ............................. Introduction...Granite on Birch and Straight Creeks ............ Granite on upper Flint Creek ............... Poorman.................... Page Chapter B. Nixon Fork district Abstract .......................... . Introduction............ Hidden Creek area ............... Whalen mine................. Ruby Creek area .................... Nixon Fork mine............... Crystal shaft ............. Other localities examined ........
Report (issue)
listings with locations arid temperatures for Sulphur Creek (99°F, 37°C), Gamma (140°F, 60°C) and Kennedy (100°F...Physiography and deformati on of the Wenatchee-Chelan district, Cascade Range: U.S. Geological Survey Professional...metamorphosed rocks in the McGregor Mountain area, Chelan County, Washington: Seattle, Washington University M.S...mafic-uTtramafic complex, North Cascades, Snohomish County, Washington: Seattle, Washington University Ph...Prairie Mountain area, North Cascade Range, Snohomish County, Washington: Corvallis, Oregon State University
Book (volume)
Celestite, Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...MILFORD, area creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare⎯Diamond. CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s...Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford...Keene, Mill Creek and Tuscarawas, as hard dark gray to black nodules⎯flint. CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS
Book (volume)
Celestite, Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...MILFORD, area creek gravels and alluvial deposits, rare⎯Diamond. CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s...Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships of Washington, Virginia, Bedford...Keene, Mill Creek and Tuscarawas, as hard dark gray to black nodules⎯flint. CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS
Report (issue)
Alaska.. a Includes 550 tons from Davis, Murray County, Okla. 'Production to 1934 only. PART 1. GENERAL...fluorspar-zinc district Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district Valle Mines, Mo. Tri-State zinc district Arkansas...province : Leadville, Colo. Aspen district, Colo. Spring Creek diStrict, Colo. Monarch-Tomichi districts...Cottonwood district, Utah Northern Rocky Mountains province: Mineral Hill (Halley) district, Idaho Alder...Alder Creek or Mackay district, Idaho Texas (Gilmore) district, Idaho Warm Springs (Ketchum) dis· trict
Report (issue)
Alabama, University, Ala. Department of :ty.lines, Mining and Geology State Division of Conservation Atlanta...Jr ___________________________ _ Relationship of mining to other economic sectors, by Albert E. Schreck...Manmade features _____________________ _ Strip mining ______________________ _ Subsidence ________________________...____ Marble and limestone___________________ Tennessee marble belts______________ Virginia marble belts________________...Shirley_______ Types of mica, uses, and prices___________ Mining and preparation_________________ History and p
Report (issue)
i Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 13. Mineral microscopy and chemistry... and Briggs, P., 2005, Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 13. Mineral...contained within this report. Questa baseline and pre-mining ground-water quality investigation. 13. Mineral...study is to infer the pre-mining ground-water quality at the Molycorp mine site. An integrated geologic...ground water in the mineralized but unmined Straight Creek drainage is being used as an analogue for the
Book
stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting
Report (issue)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia...of commercial mining is also long, beginning with the Kenya opal mines of 4000 B.C. Mining began with gemstones...gemstones, instead of metallic ores, and mining for turquoise was enormously extended throughout the...had been sending great expeditions to prospect and mine for it throughout the Sinai Peninsula since at least...and abandoned, one is also sure to find extensive mine dumps sloping steeply down from the shaft or tunnel
Report (issue)
--------Miocene structural movements in Thomas County, Ga., by C. VV. Sever__________________________________________...Upper Cambrian Copper Ridge Dolomite in Union and Claiborne Counties, Tenn., by L. D. Harris-------------...sediments of the Connors Pass quadrangle, White Pine County, Nev., by E. J. Young______ 108 Geophysics General...the Franciscan Formation, Cazadero area, Sonoma County, Calif., by D. E. Lee, R. G. Coleman, Harry Bastron...Distribution of selected metals in the Stockton district, Utah, by W. J. Moore, G. C. Curtin, H. J. Roberts
Report (volume)
Geophysical Union.. Transactions, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers _..._ American Journal...Colorado Mining Association publications . Economic Geology. _ . _ ___... Engineering and Mining Journal...of Sedimentary Petrology_...__._ Mines Magazine Mining Engineering ........___..._...._____ Advances in...Tallahassee, Fla. GA Georgia Department of Mines, Mining and Geology, 425 State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. IM...and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, N. Mex. NOC North Carolina
Report (issue)
listed on pages A263-A268. Numerous Federal, State, county, and municipal agencies and other organizations...-----_ Arkansas. _ __________-____-_--_------Tennessee ___ ____..-------- ______ Alabama...... -----..._________________________________ Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. Eastern plateaus._______________________________...cooperators-____-_______-__-___-__-__-__ State, county, and municipal cooperators---------Other cooperators...metals at Cortez and Goldfield, Nev., and at Cripple Creek, Colo.; the construction and development of two
 
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