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Little Polly Hollow Zinc Mine, Washington County, Tennessee, USAi
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Little Polly Hollow Zinc MineMine
Washington CountyCounty
TennesseeState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 9' 19'' North , 82° 29' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.15528,-82.49583
GeoHash:
G#: dnmmdvb7g
GRN:
N25W48
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Banner Hill1,497 (2011)7.0km
Erwin5,979 (2017)7.2km
Telford921 (2011)11.3km
Unicoi3,561 (2017)13.9km
Jonesborough5,291 (2017)15.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
130086
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130086:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Commodities (Major) - Zinc
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Great Smoky Group, Feldspathic Sandstone & Arkosic Conglomerate
Structure: Syncline Northwest Of Thrust Fault Between Northwest And Southeast Blocks Of Bald Mountain Thrust Sheet
Host Rock: Dolomite
Production: RODGERS, JOHN, 1948, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL 54

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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References

MAHER, S. W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 6, P. 25.
RODGERS, JOHN, 1948, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BUMPASS COVE, UNICOI AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 54, 82 P
RODGERS, JOHN (1948), GEOLMAP.
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