| Deposit ID | 10025863 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001831 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Richesin Barite Mine |
| Related records | 10300266 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.6102, 35.56093 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.7 MILE NE OF POND HILL CHURCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
McMinn(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Niota(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Watts Bar Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hiwassee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | McMinn |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| 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;Clay Residuum |
| Rock description | Kingsport Formation, Dolomite & Limestone;Clay Residuum |
| (1) | -84.6102, 35.56093 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Strike Belts |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sweetwater Barite District-Western Belt |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001831 |
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
1960 OTHER LAURENCE, R.A., AM. JOUR. SCI., REPORT
PENHALLEGON, W.J., 1938, BARITE IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY GEOLOGIC BULLETIN NO. 9, 47 P.
1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ECONOMICALLY MINABLE BARITE DEPOSITS OCCUR IN THE CLAY RESIDUUM OVERLYING THE KINGSPORT FORMATION. MINERALIZED BRECCIATED ZONES IN THE BEDROCK HAVE NOT BEEN MINED FOR BARITE BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT GRADE OF MATERIAL. ; 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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