| Deposit ID | 10025818 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001779 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | T. Lee Prospect |
| Related records | 10226958 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.5652, 35.63677 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1.55 MILE SE 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)
Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Loudon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -84.5652, 35.63677 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Strike Belts |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sweetwater Barite District-Central Belt |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001779 |
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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