| Deposit ID | 10025857 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001822 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shelton Barite Mine |
| Related records | 10300447 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.79882, 35.32928 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.5 MILE SW OF BRADFORD SPRING |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
McMinn(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Charleston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hiwassee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | McMinn |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Kingsport Formation, Dolomite & Limestone;Mascot Dolomite, Dolomite & Limestone;Clay Residuum |
| Rock description | Kingsport Formation, Dolomite & Limestone;Mascot Dolomite, Dolomite & Limestone;Clay Residuum |
| (1) | -84.79882, 35.32928 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Strike Belts |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1840 |
| Discoverer | Colonel R.C. Morris |
| Production years | 1800'S |
| District name | Sweetwater Barite District-Western Belt |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gilman Paint And Varnish Co. |
| Home office | Chattanooga, Tn. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001822 |
GORDON, C.H., 1918, BARITE DEPOSITS OF THE SWEETWATER DISTRICT, EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE, V. 8, NO. 1, P. 48-82
LAURENCE, R.A., 1939, ORIGIN OF THE SWEETWATER, TENN. BARITE DEPOSITS: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 34, NO. 2, P. 190-200.
LAURENCE, R.A., 1960, GEOLOGIC PROBLEMS IN THE SWEETWATER BARITE DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: AM. JOUR. SCI., V. 258-A (BRADLEY VOLUME), P. 170-179.
MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 28, 40 P.
1874 OTHER KILLEBREW & SAFFORD, RESOUR. OF TENN.
PENHALLEGON, W.J., 1938, BARITE IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY GEOLOGIC BULL. NO. 9, 47 P.
1918 OTHER GORDON, C.H., TENN. GEOL. SURV., REPORT
1939 OTHER LAURENCE, R.A., ECON. GEOL., REPORT
1960 OTHER LAURENCE, R.A., AM. JOUR. SCI., REPORT
1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT
KILLEBREW & SAFFORD IN GORDON, C.H., 1918, P. 71.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ECONOMICALLY MINABLE BARITE DEPOSITS OCCUR IN THE CLAY RESIDUUM OVERLYING THE KNOX GROUP. MINERALIZED BRECCIATED ZONES IN THE UNDERLYING BEDROCK HAVE NOT BEEN MINED FOR BARITE BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT GRADE OF MATERIAL. COL. MORRIS REPORTEDLY (KILLEBREW & SAFFORD, 1874) PENETRATED A BED OF BARITE FOR A DISTANCE OF 20 FEET, THE BED SAID TO HAVE BEEN "RICH AND HEAVY". ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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