Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LENS
Ore controlPossibly Related To Thrust Fault At Base Of Moccasin Gap Member Of Unicoi Formation (Oriel, 1950); Fracture Fillings.
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite
GangueCalcite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Unicoi Formation, Arkosic Sandstone And Conglomerate
StructureMine Ridge Thrust Fault Occurs A Short Distance To The South.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10026129
MRDS IDK002605
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.92037, -82.90515
References
ORIEL, S.S., 1950, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE HOT SPRINGS WINDOW, MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 60, P. 701950 OTHER ORIEL, S.S., N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL