Description
U.S. Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville
Commodities
TertiaryZinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlSolution-Collapse Breccia
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Dolomite · Mascot Dolomite, Dolomite And Limestone;Kingsport Formation, Ordovician, Dolomite And Limestone
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belts
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1965
Identification
Deposit ID10025865
MRDS IDK001833
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.46593, -84.55353
References
MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 28, 40 P.PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS AT OOSTANAULA CREEK DAM SITE: KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY INTERNAL REPORT, SEPTEMBER 1964, 8 P.1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPOR