New insight into the origin of manganese oxide ore deposits in the Appalachian Valley and Ridge of northeastern Tennessee and northern ia, USA . Sarah K. Carmichael 1, Daniel H. Doctor2, Crystal G. Wilson, Joshua Feierstein1,3, and Ryan J. McAleer2. 1 Department of Geology, ASU Box 32067, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 28608Web