Mine detail: Knight Mine

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Location: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.97566, -86.16803
dep_id: 10025804
mrds_id: K001757
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Zinc
Trace mineral: Barium-Barite, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite
work_type: Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl: Breccia
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
hrock_unit: Carters Limestone
hrock_type: Limestone
disc_yr: 1889
prod_yrs: ?
discr: Mr. Brent
References:
  • Deposit:: JEWELL, W.B., 1947, BARITE, FLUORITE, GALENA, SPHALERITE VEINS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 51, 114 P.
  • Deposit:: WILSON, C.W., JR., 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MILTON QUADRANGLE, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY MRS 319-NW, 10P.
  • Deposit:: 1947 RECON TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
  • Deposit:: 1966 RECON TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
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