REF:Deposit:: CONANT, L.C., AND SWANSON, V.E., 1961, CHATTANOOGA SHALE AND RELATED ROCKS OF CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND NEARBY AREAS: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY PROF. PAPER 357, 91 P.
Deposit:: WILSON, C.W., JR., 1968, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE SMI
Commodities (Trace) - Petroleum (Oil) - Oil Shale, Uranium
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Chattanooga Shale, Carbonaceous, Grayish-Black, Thinly-Laminated, Fissile
Host Rock: Black Shale
Tectonic Structure: Geosyncline

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ⓘ Pyrite

1 valid mineral.

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ⓘ Black shale

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂

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