Tennessee · Greene County
Occurrence

Tine Britton Barite Prospect

Greene County, Tennessee, United States
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlBreccias
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Mascot Dolomite
StructureThrust Faulted And Overturned Johnson Anticline ; Reg.Trends: Northeast, Thrust Fault 50 Feet Nw Of The Prospect
Tectonic settingPlatform Carbonates
AlterationDolomitization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10025123
MRDS IDK000084
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.22065, -82.82654
References
BROKAW, A.L., DUNLAP, J.C., AND RODGERS, JOHN, 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MOSHEIM AND JOHNSON ANTICLINES, GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1222-A, A1 - A21MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 28, 40P.1944 GEOLMAP DUNLAP, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1222-A1966 COMPILE BROKAW, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1222-A1970 COMPILE MAHER TENN DIV GEOL