The pits are about 140 feet apart, and occur at different elevations on the spur. All show more or less ore in red clay. Three others have been sunk on a narrow part of the spur, northwest of this outcrop, near the main ridge. These are shallow, and show... The Resources of Tennessee - Page 135by Tennessee. Division of Geology - 1916Full view - About this book
| Geology - 1919 - 546 pages
...a south spur of the main ridge. The outcrop consists of small fragments, and an occasional boulder of brown ore over a nearly circular area of 4 or 5...phosphorus; and .049 per cent, sulphur." Nixon Bank No. 4 (9) — "The outcrop is situated on a south spur of the ridge about 1000 feet north of the Nixon Bank... | |
| Hugh Dinsmore Miser - Geology - 1921 - 214 pages
...a south spur of the main ridge. The outcrop consists of small fragments, and an occasional boulder of brown ore over a nearly circular area of 4 or 5...phosphorus; and .049 per cent, sulphur." Nixon Bank No. 4 (9) — "The outcrop is situated on a south spur of the ridge about 1000 feet north of the Nixon Bank... | |
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