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Mayes-Jones Occurrence, Powell River Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 24' 50'' North , 83° 46' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.41389,-83.78222
GeoHash:
G#: dnkrjkzwk
GRN:
N25W48
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
New Tazewell2,957 (2017)16.6km
Maynardville2,355 (2017)18.2km
Tazewell2,288 (2017)19.6km
Harrogate4,388 (2017)21.8km
Middlesboro10,730 (2006)22.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
127876
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127876:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


KENT, D.F., AND ROGERS, J., 1945, AREAL AND ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE POWELL RIVER AREA, CLAIBORNE AND UNION COUNTIES, TENN.: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STRATEGIC MINERALS INVESTIGATIONS
Commodities (Major) - Iron; (Trace) - Iron
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Rome Formation, Dolomite
Structure: Northeast-Trending Powell River Anticline
Host Rock: Dolomite

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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