| Deposit ID | 10025841 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001806 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unitia Barite and Lead Prospect |
| Related records | 10153953 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.17213, 35.73954 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.65 MILE SE OF UNITIA CHURCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Loudon(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Meadow(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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Residual Clay;Mascot Dolomite, Dolomite |
| Rock description | Residual Clay;Mascot Dolomite, Dolomite |
| (1) | -84.17213, 35.73954 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1905 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001806 |
MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 28, 40 P
1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., RPT. INV
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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