Mine detail: Matlock Barite Mine

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Location: Loudon County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.77399, -84.4077
dep_id: 10025768
mrds_id: K001711
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Barium-Barite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Residual
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Barite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
conc_proc: Weathering, Residual Accumulation
Reporter: Hale, Robin C.
hrock_unit: Clay Residuum;Knox Group, Dolomite & Limestone
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Dolomite
Structure: Northeast-Trending Strike Belts
References:
  • Deposit:: MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 28, 40 P
  • Deposit:: 1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., RPT. INV
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