Bowers Manganese Mine (Bowers Branch Prospect), Stony Creek Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Bowers Manganese Mine (Bowers Branch Prospect) | Mine |
Stony Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Carter County | County |
Tennessee | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 21' 0'' North , 82° 7' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Hunter | 1,854 (2011) | 4.1km |
Elizabethton | 13,772 (2017) | 8.0km |
Central | 2,279 (2011) | 15.3km |
Watauga | 444 (2017) | 15.8km |
Roan Mountain | 1,360 (2011) | 17.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
127731
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127731:2
GUID (UUID V4):
39e60de3-1d1a-47e5-87d0-dfa390a2779c
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:: 1944 GEOLMAP KING, P.B. AND OTHER
Deposit:: ONEILL, J.F. ET AL, RECONN. OF EAST TENN. MN. DEPOSITS, UNPU
Deposit:: WAR MINERALS REPORT, 1954, P 120 FIG. 5, P. 118.
Deposit:: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 52, PLATE 1 AND PAGE 18
Deposit:: CRIB RECORD NO. K000107, 12/81.
Deposit:: ONEILL, J.F. ET AL, RECONN. OF EAST TENN. MN. DEPOSITS, UNPU
Deposit:: WAR MINERALS REPORT, 1954, P. 131
Deposit:: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 52, PLATE 1
Production:: KING AND OTHERS
Commodities (Major) - Iron, Manganese
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Helenmode Member-Erwin Formation, Shady Dolomite, Early Lithologic Types, Rome Formation
Structure: Northwest Trending Transverse Fault
Host Rock: Dolomite
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
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