Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlSheared Zone
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Cochran Conglomerate, Quartzite & Conglomerate
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10026043
MRDS IDK002498
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.92231, -83.07904
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. 28FERGUSON AND JEWELL, 1951, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 57