| Deposit ID | 10025096 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000044 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Berkey Barite Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | James Berkey Prospect |
| Related records | 10226521 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.8657, 36.17981 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 407 |
| Relative position | 2.2 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GREENEVILLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Greene(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Greeneville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nolichucky(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Greene |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Athens Shale;Mascot Dolomite, Dolomites | ||
| Rock description | Athens Shale;Mascot Dolomite, Dolomites | ||
| |||
| (1) | -82.8657, 36.17981 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust Faulted And Overturned Johnson Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Thrust Fault |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Greeneville District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000044 |
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 - A21
MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 28, 40 P.
1944 GEOLMAP DUNLAP, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1222-A
1966 COMPILE BROKAW, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1222-A
1970 COMPILE MAHER, TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY R.I. 28
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AN AREA OF 100 SQUARE FEET WAS LITTERED WITH LIMONITE FLOAT, BUT BARITE WAS SEEN AT ONLY ONE PLACE. THIS OCCURRENCE IS REPORTED ON A THRUST FAULT, AND THE BARITE ATTRIBUTED TO THE FOOTWALL ATHENS SHALE ( BROKAW AND OTHERS, 1966 , P. A20 ) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1972 | Fagan, James M. | Tennessee Valley Authority | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1978 | Geraci, Philip J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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