| Deposit ID | 10025848 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001813 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Harrison Prospect |
| Related records | 10202643 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.50159, 35.65121 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1.6 MILE E OF LUTTRELL SCHOOL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Monroe(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 | Monroe |
| 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 > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Kingsport Formation, Dolomite & Limestone;Mascot Dolomite, Dolomite And Limestone;Residuum, Recent |
| Rock description | Kingsport Formation, Dolomite & Limestone;Mascot Dolomite, Dolomite And Limestone;Residuum, Recent |
| (1) | -84.50159, 35.65121 |
|---|
| 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 | K001813 |
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.
1939 OTHER LAURENCE, R.A., ECON. GEOL., REPORT
PENHALLEGON, W.J., 1938, BARITE IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY GEOLOGIC BULLETIN NO. 9, 47 P.
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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