| Deposit ID | 10094984 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000047 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cox Barite Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Matt Cox Prospect |
| Related records | 10202435 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.83126, 36.20842 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 396 |
| Relative position | 0.22 MILES SOUTH 49 DEG WEST OF KIDWELL POND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Greene(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Greeneville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nolichucky(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Greene |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -82.83126, 36.20842 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Thrust Faulted And Overturned Johnson Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | A Thrust Fault 15 Feet Nw Of The Prospect |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Greeneville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000047 |
BROKAW, A.L., DUNLAP, J.C., AND RODGERS, JOHN, 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE MOSHEIM AND JOHNSON ANTICLINES, GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1222-A, A1 - A21
MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 28, 40 P.
1944 GEOLMAP DUNLAP, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1222-A
1966 COMPILE BROKAW, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1222-A
1970 COMPILE TENN DIV GEOL, MAHER
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PROSPECT IS ABOUT 120 FEET BELOW THE TOP OF THE MASCOT DOLOMITE. BARITE WAS EXPOSED IN BOTH APHANITIC LIMESTONE AND COARSE-GRAINED DOLOMITE. BOTH WHITE AND FETID DARK-GREY BARITE WERE OBSERVED HERE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1972 | Fagan, James M. | Tennessee Valley Authority | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1978 | Geraci, Philip J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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