Mine detail: Cross Mountain Barite Prospect

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Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.9187, -82.92793
dep_id: 10025887
mrds_id: K001861
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Barium-Barite
Trace mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Barite, Limonite
ore_ctrl: Bedding Plane Fault
Reporter: Hale, Robin C.
hrock_unit: Cochran Conglomerate, Chilhowee Group, Arkosic Quartzite
hrock_type: Quartzite
Structure: Northeastward
tectonic: Folded Blue Ridge
disc_yr: 1900
discr: John Harrison
References:
  • 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
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