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Paragenesis and geochemistry of the Idol Mine zinc deposit, Tennessee
Jun Lu, James R. Craig and J. Donald Rimstidt
Paragenesis and geochemistry of the Idol Mine zinc deposit, Tennessee
Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists (February 1995) 90 (1): 194-199
Paragenesis and geochemistry of the Idol Mine zinc deposit, Tennessee
Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists (February 1995) 90 (1): 194-199
Index Terms/Descriptors
- aliphatic hydrocarbons
- Alleghany Orogeny
- Appalachians
- brecciation
- chemical composition
- electron probe data
- gangue
- geochemistry
- Grainger County Tennessee
- history
- hydrocarbons
- Knox Group
- metal ores
- mineral composition
- mineral deposits, genesis
- mineralization
- mississippi valley-type deposits
- North America
- ore minerals
- organic compounds
- organic materials
- Paleozoic
- paragenesis
- reserves
- sphalerite
- sulfides
- Taconic Orogeny
- Tennessee
- thickness
- United States
- Valley and Ridge Province
- variations
- X-ray data
- zinc ores
- zoning
- Copper Ridge District
- Idol Mine
- Thornhill Tennessee
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Abstract
The carbonate deposit is described in terms of geology, breccias, paragenesis and chemistry. The data are tabulated, plotted and summarized. A total of 12 photos is shown.
ISSN: 0361-0128
EISSN: 1554-0774
Coden: ECGLAL
Serial Title: Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists
Serial Volume: 90
Serial Issue: 1
Title: Paragenesis and geochemistry of the Idol Mine zinc deposit, Tennessee
Affiliation: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Geological Sciences,
Blacksburg, VA,
United States
Pages: 194-199
Published: 199502
Text Language: English
Publisher: Economic Geology Publishing Company,
Lancaster, PA,
United States
References: 13
Accession Number: 1995-033121
Categories: Economic geology, geology of ore deposits
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. 2 tables, sketch map
N36°04'60" - N36°25'00", W83°45'00" - W83°15'00"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from Mineralogical Abstracts, United KingdomTwickenhamUKUnited Kingdom
Update Code: 199512
