Blowing Cave Mine, Fair Garden, Sevier County, Tennessee, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Blowing Cave Mine | Mine |
Fair Garden | - not defined - |
Sevier County | County |
Tennessee | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 53' 52'' North , 83° 20' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Fair Garden | 529 (2011) | 6.5km |
Dandridge | 2,924 (2017) | 14.7km |
Newport | 6,834 (2017) | 15.8km |
Pittman Center | 565 (2017) | 16.2km |
Baneberry | 482 (2011) | 18.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
129837
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:129837:9
GUID (UUID V4):
31cdcfde-408a-4e8b-ad71-2984c1de771b
A former Ba(baryte) occurrence/mine located 6.5 km (4.0 miles) E of Fair Garden, on the lower north slope of English Mountain.
Mineralization is hosted in Kingsport Formation dolomite & limestone, Knox Group dolomite & limestone and clay residuum.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
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 | |
---|---|---|
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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