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R.D. Malone Barite Prospect

Occurrence in McMinn county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025864
MRDS ID K001832
Record type Site
Current site name R.D. Malone Barite Prospect
Alternate or previous names Unnamed Barite Prospect Maher, 1970
Related records 10129438

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.50964, 35.50066 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 MILES SE OF SHEARMAN CEMETERY

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee McMinn

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION GIVEN ON TVA FILE MAP; IS PROBABLY SAME AS UNNAMED BARITE MINE OF MAHER (1970) ON ATHENS, TENN. (125-NE) AT COORDINATES 406,400N 2,443,150E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Chert Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Upper Knox Group, Dolomite And Limestone;Clay Residuum; Recent
    Rock description Upper Knox Group, Dolomite And Limestone;Clay Residuum; Recent

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.50964, 35.50066
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeast-Trending Strike Belts

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Clay Residuum

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sweetwater Barite District-Eastern Belt

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Hale, Robin C. U.S. Geological Survey

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