Tennessee · Greene County
Past Producer

R. P. Johnson Barite Mine

Greene County, Tennessee, United States
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlBreccias
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
Geology
Host rockDolomite
StructureThrust Faulted And Overturned Johnson Anticline, Thrust Fault 250 Ft To Southeast
Tectonic settingPlatform Carbonates
AlterationDolomitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102242
MRDS IDK000036
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.20398, -82.83987
References
BROKAW, A.L., DUNLAP, J.C., AND RODGERS, JOHN, 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MOSHEIM AND JOHNSON ANTICLINES, GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1222-A, A1 - A21MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 28, 40 P.1944 GEOLMAP DUNLAP, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1222-A1966 COMPILE BROKAW, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1222-A1970 COMPILE TENN DIV GEOL, MAHER,