Green Barite Mines, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, McMinn County, Tennessee, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Green Barite Mines | Group of Mines |
Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt | Belt |
McMinn County | County |
Tennessee | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 20' 27'' North , 84° 48' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Calhoun | 495 (2017) | 7.2km |
Charleston | 676 (2017) | 7.3km |
Riceville | 670 (2011) | 11.3km |
Hopewell | 1,874 (2011) | 14.0km |
Decatur | 1,575 (2017) | 19.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
129496
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:129496:8
GUID (UUID V4):
a37c6b7e-c72a-4316-8e1f-f3e1cc6d8096
REF:Deposit:: LAURENCE, R.A., 1939, ORIGIN OF THE SWEETWATER, TENN. BARITE DEPOSITS: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 34, NO. 2, P. 190-200.
Deposit:: LAURENCE, R.A., 1960, GEOLOGIC PROBLEMS IN THE SWEETWATER BARITE DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: AM. JOUR. SCI., V. 258-A (BRADLEY V
Commodities (Major) - Barium-Barite
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Kingsport Formation, Dolomite & Limestone, Mascot Dolomite, Dolomite & Limestone, Clay Residuum, Kingsport Formation & Ma
Structure: Northeast-Trending Strike Belts
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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