Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlBedding Plane Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Cochran Conglomerate, Chilhowee Group, Arkosic Quartzite
StructureNortheastward
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10025887
MRDS IDK001861
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.9187, -82.92793
References
FERGUSON, H.W., AND JEWELL, W.B., 1951, GEOLOGY AND BARITE DEPOSITS OF THE DEL RIO DISTRICT, COCKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 57, 235 P.MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPT. INV. 28, 40 P.1951 COMPILE FERGUSON & JEWELL, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL.1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., RPT. INV.FERGUSON AND JEWELL, 1951, TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY, BULL. 57