Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Residual Cla;Shady Dolomite, Light-Gray, Medium-Grained Dolomite
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1917-1918; 1934-1935
First production1917
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10025761
MRDS IDK001699
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.34425, -81.9179
References
KING, P.B., FERGUSON, H.W., CRAIG, L.C., AND RODGERS, J., 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 52, 275 P.MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 28, 40 P.KING, P.B., AND FERGUSON, H.W., 1960, GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERNMOST TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 311, 136 P.1944 COMPILE KING, P.B., ET AL, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 521960 GEOLMAP KING & FERGUSON, PROF. PAPER 3111970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., RPT. INV.KING, P.B., ET AL, 1944, TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 52.