Gardens Bluff Manganese Mine, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gardens Bluff Manganese Mine | Mine |
| Hampton Mining District | Mining District |
| Carter County | County |
| Tennessee | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 18' 24'' North , 82° 6' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter | 1,854 (2011) | 8.3km |
| Elizabethton | 13,772 (2017) | 9.8km |
| Roan Mountain | 1,360 (2011) | 12.9km |
| Central | 2,279 (2011) | 15.8km |
| Watauga | 444 (2017) | 17.8km |
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:: ONEILL, J.F. ET AL, RECONN. OF EAST TENN. MN. DEPOSITS, UNPU
Deposit:: WAR MINERALS REPORT, 1954, PP. 143-144
Deposit:: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 52, PLATE 1 AND PP. 228
Deposit:: USGS CRIB RECORD NO. K000105, 12/81.
Deposit:: WAR MINERALS REPORT, 1954, PAGES 153-154
Deposit:: TENN. GEOL. SURV., BULL. 52, PLATE 1
Deposit:: 1944 RECON KING, P.B. AND OTHER
Production:: KING, P.B., 1944, TENN. DIV.
Commodities (Major) - Iron, Manganese
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Rome Formation, Shl-Siltstone, Shady Dolomite, Quartzite Member-Erwin Formation
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
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- SCAB DomainDomain
- Southern and Central ApplachianAccretionary Complex
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