Mine detail: Brushy Mountain Barite Prospect

Previously called 'Bee Branch Barite Prospect'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.89926, -82.94431

Resource(N)

Tertiary:	Barium-Barite
Ore:	Barite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Longarm Quartzite, Snowbird Group Quartzite, Arkose;Longarm Quartzite, Snowbird Group, Quartzite Or Arkose
Host type:	Arkose
Structure:	Brushy Mountain Thrust Fault-Klippe

References

MRDS	K001857
DEP	10025883
Reference	{Deposit:: FERGUSON, H.W., AND JEWELL, W.B., 1951, GEOLOGY AND BARITE DEPOSITS OF THE DEL RIO DISTRICT, COCKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 57, 235 P.}{Deposit:: MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPT. INV. 28, 40 P.}{Deposit:: 1951 COMPILE FERGUSON & JEWELL, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL.}{Deposit:: 1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., RPT. INV.}{Production:: FERGUSON AND JEWELL, 1951, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 57}
Reporter	Hale, Robin C.