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Tine Britton 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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025123
MRDS ID K000084
Record type Site
Current site name Tine Britton Barite Prospect
Related records 10226689

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.82654, 36.22065 (WGS84)
Elevation 402
Relative position 0.71 MILES NORTH 8 DEG EAST FROM 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 GEOLOGICAL 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) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.82654, 36.22065
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Faulted And Overturned Johnson Anticline ; Reg.Trends: Northeast
Type of structure Local
Structure description Thrust Fault 50 Feet Nw Of The Prospect

Ore body information

  • Strike N 10 E
    Dip 35 SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccias

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 ; REG.COM: BEDS STRIKE NORTH 10 EAST DIP 35 SOUTHEAST. PITS STRATIGRAPHICALLY 45 FEET BELOW TOP OF MASCOT DOLOMITE, THRUST FAULT 50 FEET TO NORTHWEST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Greeneville District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SMALL CAVED PITS 30 FEET APART ALONG STRIKE OF BEDS

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 THE PROSPECT IS ABOUT 45 FEET BELOW THE TOP OF THE MASCOT DOLOMITE.

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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