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M. E. Harmon Barite Mine

Past Producer in Greene county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025125
MRDS ID K000086
Record type Site
Current site name M. E. Harmon Barite Mine
Related records 10201937

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.84959, 36.20148 (WGS84)
Elevation 402
Relative position 1.34 MILES SOUTH 63 DEG WEST OF KIDWELL POND

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Greene

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • "UNRESOLVED GEOLOGIC PROBLEMS AND LACK OF INFORMATION MAKE ANY EVALUATION OF THE FALL BRANCH-GREENEVILLE DISTRICT HAZARDOUS" MAHER, 1970

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Dolomitization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Mascot Dolomite
    Rock description Mascot Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.84959, 36.20148
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Faulted And Overturned Johnson Anticline

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccias, Fault ?

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE MASCOT DOLOMITE IS A SEQUENCE OF MEDIUM-GREY FINE-GRAINED DOLOMITES WITH SOME BLUE-GREY FINE-GRAINED LIMESTONE BEDS, THIN SANDSTONE BEDS, AND NODULAR CHERTS. ; MAJOR.UNITS: KNOX GROUP ; GEOL.DESC: BARITE IN RESIDUAL CLAY OVER UPPER KNOX GROUP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1880

Mining district

District name Greeneville District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • DATA NOT AVAILABLE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE MINE WAS SAID TO BE 30 FEET DEEP BY T.R. HARMON, OF GREENEVILLE, TENN. ( BROKAW AND OTHERS, 1966 , P. A20 ). THE BADLY SLUMPED OPEN CUT IS NOW 15 FEET DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 28, 40P.

  • Deposit

    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

  • Deposit

    1944 GEOLMAP DUNLAP, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1222-A

  • Deposit

    1966 COMPILE BROKAW, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1222-A

  • Deposit

    1970 COMPILE MAHER TENN DIV GEOL

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO BEDROCK IS EXPOSED AT THE PIT. A ROAD METAL QUARRY 1100 FEET SW OF THE MINE CONTAINS A 3 FOOT THICK BED OF COARSE-GRAINED DOLOMITE, AND A FAULT. THESE PROJECT TOWARDS THE MINE, HOWEVER THE LACK OF EXPOSURE RENDERS ANY CORROLATION UNCERTAIN.

Reporter information

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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