| Deposit ID | 10102268 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001607 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Orebank Barite Mine |
| Related records | 10178951 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.43679, 36.56841 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ORE BANK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sullivan(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Indian Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bristol(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Holston(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Sullivan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| (1) | -82.43679, 36.56841 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On Hanging Wall Of The Clifts Fault |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001607 |
MONEYMAKER, B.C., 1961, OCCURRENCE OF IRON ORE MINERALS IN THE UPPER KNOX DOLOMITE IN SULLIVAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE ACAD. SCI. JOUR. V. 36, NO. 1, P.23-37.
MAHER, S.W., 1964, THE BROWN IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 19, 63 P.
MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 28
1961 RECON T.V.A., REPORT
1964 COMPILE TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
1970 COMPILE TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
MAHER, S.W., 1970, TENN. DIV. GEOL. R.I. 28.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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