| Deposit ID | 10102281 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001790 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dunsmore Mine |
| Related records | 10129643 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.38631, 35.59927 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2 MILES EAST OF SWEETWATER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Monroe(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sweetwater(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Watts Bar Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Little Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Monroe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| 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) | -84.38631, 35.59927 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Strike Belts |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sweetwater Barite District-Eastern Belt |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001790 |
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.
PENHALLEGON, W.J., 1938, BARITE IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY GEOLOGIC BULLETIN NO. 9, 47 P.
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
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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