Commodities
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Iron, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSolution-Collapse Breccia Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Mascot Dolomite, Dark Gray, Fine-Grained, Thick Bed
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belt
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10025744
MRDS IDK001679
Alternate namesGriffitts Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.78649, -84.12713
References
SECRIST, M.H., 1924, ZINC DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., BULL. 31, 165 P.MAHER, S.W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P.MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 28, 40 P.DUNLAP, J.C., 1945, BARITE PROSPECTS IN THE VICINITY OF FRIENDSVILLE, BLOUNT COUNTY, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STRATETIC MINERALS INVENTORY PRELIMINARY MAP 3-191, OPEN-FILE REPORT.1924 COMPILE SECRIST, M.H., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT1958 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT