Bear Wallow Manganese Mine, Stony Creek District, Carter Co., Tennessee, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 36° 25' 1'' North , 82° 6' 50'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 36.41694,-82.11389 |
GeoHash: | G#: dnmx5mw2p |
Locality type: | Mine |
Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
REF:Deposit:: KING, P.B., FERGUSON, H.W., CRAIG, L.C., RODGERS, JOHN, 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 52, 275P
Deposit:: ONEILL, J.F. ET AL, RECONN. OF EAST TENN. MN. DEPOSITS, UNPU
Deposit:: WAR MINERALS REPORT, 1954, PP. 129-130.
Deposit:: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 52, PLATE 1 AND P. 204
Deposit:: USGS CRIB RECORD NO. K000096, 12/81.
Deposit:: 1944 GEOLMAP KING AND OTHER
Production:: KING, P.B. AND OTHERS, 1944, TENN
Commodities (Major) - Manganese
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Erwin Formation, Helenmode Member, Sandstone, Shady Dolomite
Host Rock: Dolomite
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Regional Geology
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Paleozoic 252.17 - 541 Ma ID: 3187973 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Paleozoic (252.17 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Cambrian 485.4 - 541 Ma ID: 2724013 | Erwin Formation Age: Cambrian (485.4 - 541 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Erwin Formation Description: White, vitreous quartzite, massive, with interbeds of dark-green silty and sandy shale, minor siltstone, and very fine-grained sandstone. Thickness 1,000 to 1,500 feet. Comments: East sheet Lithology: Major:{quartzite}, Minor:{sandstone,siltstone,shale} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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