| Deposit ID | 10025707 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001635 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cowan Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.09012, 36.92535 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.9 KM (1.8 MI) NORTHWEST OF LEBANON. LOCATION IS WITHIN 100 M OF THE UTM COORDINATES GIVEN, BASED ON THE LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Russell(county)
Virginia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lebanon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bristol(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clinch, Tennessee, Virginia(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Virginia | Russell |
| 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 > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation |
| Rock description | Clay Residuum;Beekmantown Formation |
| (1) | -82.09012, 36.92535 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw Trend |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Copper Ridge Syncline, Honaker Fault, Copper Creek Fault. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1902 |
| Year of first production | 1902 |
| Production years | 1902-1905 |
| District name | Russell-Tazewell Counties Barite District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001635 |
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1966, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED ORE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES REPT. 6, 164 P.
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, BARITE DEPOSITS OF VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 53, 85 P.
1902 DIREXPL ? - DUG OPEN CUTS, MINED
EDMUNDSON, R.S., 1938, VA. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 53.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BARITE OCCURS CHIEFLY AS IRREGULAR MASSES IN RESIDUAL CLAY, AND AS VEINS IN BEDROCK. |
| Deposit | SOUTHERNMOST BARITE DEPOSIT IN RUSSELL COUNTY DISTRICT. OTHER OPENINGS ARE REPORTED WEST OF SPRING CITY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Fagan, James M. | Tennessee Valley Authority | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1980 | Trimble, David C. (Sweet, Palmer C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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