L. Thompson Mine (Clyde Mine; Clyne Mine), Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Eastern Belt, Monroe County, Tennessee, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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L. Thompson Mine (Clyde Mine; Clyne Mine) | Mine |
Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Eastern Belt | Belt |
Monroe County | County |
Tennessee | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 36' 53'' North , 84° 21' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Philadelphia | 688 (2017) | 8.1km |
Sweetwater | 5,931 (2017) | 9.1km |
Madisonville | 4,783 (2017) | 10.6km |
Vonore | 1,493 (2017) | 11.2km |
Tellico Village | 5,791 (2017) | 12.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
129616
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:129616:0
GUID (UUID V4):
e4b5537e-e7fc-48c6-9556-98222d9b87d9
REF:Deposit:: GORDON, C.H., 1918, BARITE DEPOSITS OF THE SWEETWATER DISTRICT, EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOL. SURVEY, RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE, V. 8, NO. 1, P. 48-82
The locality also extends into the following counties: McMinn
Deposit:: LAURENCE, R.A., 1939, ORIGIN OF THE SWEETWATER, TENN. BARITE DEPOSITS: ECON. GEOLOG
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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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
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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