Commodities
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlEast-West Striking Cross Folds (Dunlap, J. C.)
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Kingsport Formation, (Knox Group), Limestone;Residual Clay
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belts
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10025741
MRDS IDK001676
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.7976, -84.13741
References
MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 28, 40 P1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORTDUNLAP, JOHN C., 1945 BARITE PROSPECTS IN THE VICINITY OF FRIENDSVILLE, BLOUNT COUNTY, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STRATEGIC MINERALS INV. PRELIM. MAP 3-191, OPEN-FILE REPT.