Commodities
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Iron, Zinc
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlBreccia Zone, Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueChert, Dolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Upper Part Of Knox Group, Fine-Grained, Black Dol
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1922
Identification
Deposit ID10025765
MRDS IDK001705
Alternate namesFairgarden Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.88093, -83.40016
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.1924 GEOLMAP SECRIST, M.H., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT1958 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT