Tennessee · Unicoi County
Past Producer

Chandler Barite Mine

Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States
Barium-BariteManganese
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlVertical Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
Geology
Host rockGranite · Cranberry Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1957
First production1957
Identification
Deposit ID10102238
MRDS IDK000016
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.05259, -82.54319
References
MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 28, 40 P1970 COMPILE MAHER, TENN DIV GEOMAHER 1970