Mine detail: Spivey Creek Barite Prospect A

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Location: Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.03787, -82.45235
dep_id: 10025115
mrds_id: K000072
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Trace mineral: Barium-Barite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Barite
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR
ore_ctrl: Faults
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
hrock_type: Granite
arock_unit: Basement Complex, Granitoid Rocks
arock_type: Granite
References:
  • Deposit:: MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 28, 40P
  • Deposit:: 1970 COMPILE MAHER, TENN DIV GEO
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