| Deposit ID | 60001679 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006904 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Sweetwater Fluorspar - Barite District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.542, 35.517 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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 | Loudon |
| United States | Tennessee | Monroe |
| United States | Tennessee | McMinn |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| (1) | -84.542, 35.517 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | MINERALIZED BRECCIA ZONES |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure name | THRUST FAULTING |
| Structure description | THRUST FAULTS - CHESTVEE, KNOXVILLE, SALTVILLE, BEAVER VALLEY, COPPER CREEK |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Discovery year | 1975 |
| Discoverer | U.S. Borax And Chemical Corp. |
| District name | SWEETWATER FLUORSPAR - BARITE DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. BORAX AND CHEMICAL CORP. |
INGRAM, T., 1975, BORAX THREATENS TO ABANDON MAJOR FIELD: NASHVILLE BANNER, MAY 15, 1975.
LAURENCE, R.A., 1960, GEOLOGIC PROBLEMS IN THE SWEETWATER BARITE DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: AM. JOUR. SCI. BRADLEY VOLUME, V. 258A, P. 170-179
BROBST, D.A., 1958, BARITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULL. 1072B P. 67-130.
ROGERS, J., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE NIOTA QUADRANGLE, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-18.
ROGERS, J., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE ATHENS QUADRANGLE, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-19.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.