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Straight Creek Mine, Straight Creek Mining District, Claiborne County, Tennessee, USAi
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Straight Creek MineMine
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Claiborne CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 23' 20'' North , 83° 38' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.38889,-83.64306
GeoHash:
G#: dnkx08kux
GRN:
N25W48
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
New Tazewell2,957 (2017)7.1km
Tazewell2,288 (2017)9.8km
Rutledge1,187 (2017)16.6km
Maynardville2,355 (2017)20.7km
Harrogate4,388 (2017)21.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
127904
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127904:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0



5 miles SW of New Tazewell.

REF:Deposit:: SECRIST, M.H., 1924, ZINC DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., BULL. 31, 165 P.
Deposit:: MAHER, S.W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P.
Deposit:: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, 1933, STRAIGH
Deposit:: MAHER, S. W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DI
Deposit:: LOGY INF. CIRC. 6, P. 27.
Commodities (Major) - Zinc; (Minor) - Lead; (Trace) - Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Mascot Dolomite
Structure: Northeast-Trending Powell River Anticline On The Northwest.
Host Rock: Dolomite, Limestone

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Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Calamine'
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Greenockite
Formula: CdS
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGreenockite2.CB.45CdS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘMelanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Calamine'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GreenockiteCdS
Sⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CdCadmium
Cdⓘ GreenockiteCdS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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