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J. J. King Barite Prospect

Occurrence 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. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094987
MRDS ID K000083
Record type Site
Current site name J. J. King Barite Prospect
Related records 10250956

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.8282, 36.21676 (WGS84)
Elevation 402
Relative position 0.43 MILES DUE NORTH 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 Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • "UNRESOLVED GEOLOGIC PROBLEMS AND THE 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) -82.8282, 36.21676
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Faulted And Overturned Johnson Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Cross Anticline Northeast Of Prospect

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccias, Fissures ?

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 KNOX GROUP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1925
Discoverer J.H. Bass, Greenville, Tenn.

Mining district

District name Greeneville District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner J. H. Bass
  • Type Owner
    Owner J. J. King
    Home office Greenville, Tn.

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO PROSPECT PITS ARE IN AN AREA 25 BY 50 FEET. ONE OF THE PITS WAS FILLED WITH WATER. SOUTHEAST OF THE PROSPECTS, MASCOT DOLOMITE BEDS STRIKE N 18 E AND DIP 30 DEG SE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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

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

  • 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 THIS PROSPECT IS IN THE UPPER PART OF THE MASCOT DOLOMITE. NO SULFIDES WERE SEEN ( BROKAW AND OTHERS, 1966 , P. A18 ).

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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