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West Blackwell Property

Washington County, Missouri, United States
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Chert, Clay, Dolomite, Galena, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1979
Discovery year1977
Identification
Deposit ID10293820
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.04446, -90.64401
References
MUILENBURG, GARRETT A., BARITE MINING IN-MISSOURI IN KANSASGEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GUIDEBOOK, 17TH FIELD CONFERENCE, 1954SACKETT, E.L.H., BARITE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSOURI,HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, UNPUBLISHED PAPER PRESENTED ATAIME MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE, ST. LOUIS, MO. 1958WAGNER, RICHARD J., STRATIGRAPHIC AND STRUCTURAL CONTROLSAND GENSIS OF BARITE DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY,WHARTON, HEYWARD M, ET AL, 'BARITE'IN MISSOURI MINERALS-RESERVES. PRODUCTION, AND FORCASTS, MISSOURI GEOLOGICALSURVEY, SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS NUMBER 1