REF:Deposit:: O'NEILL, J.F., WYNDHAM, G.E. & SPENCER, R.V., RECONNAISSANCE
Deposit:: EAST TENNESSEE MANGANESE DEPOSITS, 1954, PP. 232-233.
Deposit:: REICHERT SO 1942 TN DIV GEOL BULL 50 P176-77.
Deposit:: OWNER IS D.H. PIERCE AS OF AUGUST 13, 1951.
Commodities (Major) - Manganese
Development Status: Prospect

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ⓘ Manganese

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ⓘ 'Psilomelane'

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Chert

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ⓘ 'Psilomelane'

References:

Stose, G.W.,and Schrader, F.C. (1923) Manganese Deposits Of East Tennessee : USGS Bulletin 737

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