Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBedding And Breccia Zones In Bedrock; Clay Residuum For Minable Deposits
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueChert
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Kingsport Formation, Dolomite & Limestone;Mascot Dolomite, Dolomite & Limestone;Clay Residuum
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belts
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1898 OR 1900
First production1898
Identification
Deposit ID10025840
MRDS IDK001805
Alternate namesCleveland Barite Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.1415, -84.85021
References
SWINGLE, G.D., 1959, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND GROUND WATER OF THE CLEVELAND AREA, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 61, 125 P.MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 28, 40 P.1959 GEOLMAP SWINGLE, G.D., TENN. DIV. GEOL., BULLETIN1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORTSWINGLE, G.D., 1959, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 61