Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlBedding Plane Fault, Sheared Zone, According To Ferguson & Jewell (1951)
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Quartzite · Cochran Conglomerate, Chilhowee Group, Conglomerate & Quartzite;Clay Residuum
StructureNortheast-Striking Great Smoky Fault On The Southeast
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1880'S TO 1907
First production1885
Identification
Deposit ID10025891
MRDS IDK001865
Alternate namesHerr Barite Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.93342, -83.08098
References
GORDON, C.H., 1920, BARITE DEPOSITS IN UPPER EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 23, P. 65-70.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.1920 OTHER GORDON, C.H., TENN. GEOL. SUR. BULL. 231951 OTHER FERGUSON & JEWELL, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 571970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL. RPT. INV. 28FERGUSON & JEWELL, 1951, TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 57