Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlSheared Zone Along Bedding Plane Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Limonite, Pyrite
GangueAnkerite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate · Cochran Conglomerate; Cambrian; Conglomerate, Arkosic Grit, Quartzitic Sandstone
StructureGreat Smoky Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10026042
MRDS IDK002497
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.9287, -83.08848
References
MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPT. INV. 28, P. 401951 OTHER FERGUSON & JEWELL, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 571970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W. TENN. DIV. GEOL., RPT. INV. 28