B. C. Wood Barite Mine (Brown Mine; No. 4 Mine), Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, Loudon County, Tennessee, USAi
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B. C. Wood Barite Mine (Brown Mine; No. 4 Mine) | Mine |
Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt | Belt |
Loudon County | County |
Tennessee | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 40' 43'' North , 84° 30' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sweetwater | 5,931 (2017) | 9.9km |
Philadelphia | 688 (2017) | 10.0km |
Loudon | 5,731 (2017) | 17.4km |
Niota | 718 (2017) | 18.6km |
Madisonville | 4,783 (2017) | 22.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
129199
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:129199:8
GUID (UUID V4):
4e7b718e-1461-4efc-807a-c45d4c690d04
REF:Deposit:: MAHER, S. W., 1970; BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY. REPT. INVES. NO. 28, P. 3
Deposit:: 1973 COMPILE TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY
Deposit:: MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972; T.D.G., T.V.A., U.S.B.M. MANUSCRIPT
Deposit:: BARITE IS MINED FROM CAMBRIAN-ORDOVICIAN KNOX DOLOMITE RESIDIUM.OPERATION
Commodities (Major) - Barium-Barite
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Shady Dolomite, Dolomite With Minor Interbedded Limestone
Host Rock: Dolomite
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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