| Location: | McMinn, Monroe, Loudon County, Tennessee, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 35.33341, -84.49992 |
| dep_id: | 60001679 |
| mrds_id: | W006904 |
| Commodity type: | metallic and nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite |
| Minor mineral: | Zinc |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | VEIN/SHEAR ZONE, WEATHERING RESIDUAL |
| Production size: | Medium ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Producer |
| Structure: | MINERALIZED BRECCIA ZONES, THRUST FAULTS - CHESTVEE, KNOXVILLE, SALTVILLE, BEAVER VALLEY, COPPER CREEK |
| disc_yr: | 1975 |
| discr: | U.S. Borax And Chemical Corp. |
| References: |
- Deposit:: INGRAM, T., 1975, BORAX THREATENS TO ABANDON MAJOR FIELD: NASHVILLE BANNER, MAY 15, 1975.
- Deposit:: LAURENCE, R.A., 1960, GEOLOGIC PROBLEMS IN THE SWEETWATER BARITE DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: AM. JOUR. SCI. BRADLEY VOLUME, V. 258A, P. 170-179
- Deposit:: BROBST, D.A., 1958, BARITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS BULL. 1072B P. 67-130.
- Deposit:: ROGERS, J., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE NIOTA QUADRANGLE, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-18.
- Deposit:: ROGERS, J., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE ATHENS QUADRANGLE, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-19.
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