Mine detail: Cross Mountain Barite Prospect

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Location

Lat / long:

35.9187, -82.92793

Resource(B)

Primary:	Barium-Barite
Tertiary:	Iron
Ore:	Barite, Limonite
Discovery year:	1900

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Cochran Conglomerate, Chilhowee Group, Arkosic Quartzite
Host type:	Quartzite
Structure:	Northeastward
Tectonic:	Folded Blue Ridge

References

MRDS	K001861
DEP	10025887
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. GEOLOGY, BULL. 57}
Reporter	Hale, Robin C.