| Deposit ID | 10094986 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000076 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Higgins Barite Prospect |
| Related records | 10129663 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.55264, 36.05315 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 853 |
| Relative position | 2.6 MILES NORTH OF FLAG POND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Unicoi(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Flag Pond(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)
Federal lands
Cherokee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Unicoi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -82.55264, 36.05315 |
|---|
| General form | LIINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000076 |
MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 28, 40P
1970 COMPILE MAHER, TENN DIV GEO
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS NORTHEAST ALONG STRIKE FROM CANDLER BARITE MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1972 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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