Spence Barite Mine, Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Spence Barite Mine | Mine |
Del Rio Mining District | Mining District |
Cocke County | County |
Tennessee | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 55' 51'' North , 83° 5' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Parrottsville | 261 (2017) | 8.7km |
Newport | 6,834 (2017) | 9.6km |
Baneberry | 482 (2011) | 23.6km |
Hot Springs | 562 (2017) | 23.7km |
White Pine | 2,244 (2017) | 26.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
127962
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127962:0
GUID (UUID V4):
d0258f4a-fbbb-4154-a3ec-d03e1c419688
REF:Deposit:: MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPT. INV. 28, P. 4
Deposit:: 1951 COMPILE FERGUSON & JEWELL, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL.
Deposit:: 1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., RPT. INV.
Production:: FERGU
Commodities (Major) - Barium-Barite
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Granite Gneiss
Host Rock: Quartzite
Tectonic Structure: Folded Blue Ridge
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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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