Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlBedding Plane Fault, Shear Zone (Ferguson And Jewell, 1951)
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Cochran Conglomerate, Conglomerate
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1880'S-1890'S
First production1885
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10026041
MRDS IDK002496
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.92565, -83.09459
References
MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPT. INV. 28, P. 401951 COMPILE FERGUSON & JEWELL, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL.1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., RPT. INV.FERGUSON AND JEWELL, 1951, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 57