Mine detail: Mcreynolds Barite Prospect

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Location: Blount County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.7976, -84.13741
dep_id: 10025741
mrds_id: K001676
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Trace mineral: Barium-Barite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Barite
ore_ctrl: East-West Striking Cross Folds (Dunlap, J. C.)
Reporter: Hale, Robin C.
hrock_unit: Kingsport Formation, (Knox Group), Limestone;Residual Clay
hrock_type: Limestone
Structure: Northeast-Trending Strike Belts
tectonic: Geosyncline
References:
  • Deposit:: MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 28, 40 P
  • Deposit:: 1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT
  • Deposit:: DUNLAP, JOHN C., 1945 BARITE PROSPECTS IN THE VICINITY OF FRIENDSVILLE, BLOUNT COUNTY, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STRATEGIC MINERALS INV. PRELIM. MAP 3-191, OPEN-FILE REPT.
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