Kentucky · Fayette, Clark County
Past Producer

Smitha Vein

Fayette, Clark County, Kentucky, United States
Fluorine-FluoriteZincBarium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryZinc
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlFault: Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Wilmore Limestone (Fayette-Clark);Tyrone Limestone (Fayette);Bigby Limestone (Clark)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080797
MRDS IDW032163
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates37.93339, -84.34991
References
FOHS, F. J., 1913, BARYTES DEPOSITS IN KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 4, VOL. 1, PT. 1, PP. 441-588.ROBINSON, L. C., 1931, THE VEIN DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 6, VOL. 41, PP. 1-127.