| Deposit ID | 10025843 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001808 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Johnson Mine |
| Related records | 10129147 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.52131, 35.66343 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1 MILE NE OF LUTTRELL SCHOOL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Loudon(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pattie Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Watts Bar Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Watts Bar Lake(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Loudon |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| 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) | -84.52131, 35.66343 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Strike Belts |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 13.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| Discoverer | J.F. Doherty & Associates |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| District name | Sweetwater Barite District-Western Belt |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. F. Doherty And Associates |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Overall width | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001808 |
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.
1918 OTHER GORDON, C.H., TENN. GEOL. SURV. REPORT
1939 OTHER LAURENCE, R.A., ECON. GEOL., REPORT
PENHALLEGON, W.J., 1938, BARITE IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY GEOLOGIC BULL. NO. 9, 47 P.
1960 OTHER LAURENCE, R.A., AM. JOUR. SCI., REPORT
1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ACCORDING TO GORDON (1918), "THE LIMESTONE PINNACLES SHOWING IN THE MINE REPRESENT THE SHATTERED PORTION OF THE FORMATION RECEMENTED BY BARITE", AND "SPHALERITE...OCCURS IN PLACES ALONG WITH THE BARITE IN THE ORIGINAL VEIN MATTER." ; 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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