Orebank Barite Mine (Orebank Iron Prospects), Fall Branch Barite Mining District (Fall Branch-Greeneville Mining District), Sullivan County, Tennessee, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 34' 6'' North , 82° 26' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomingdale | 9,888 (2011) | 5.0km |
| Blountville | 3,074 (2017) | 10.6km |
| Colonial Heights | 6,934 (2011) | 11.0km |
| Kingsport | 53,014 (2017) | 11.4km |
| Weber City | 1,262 (2017) | 12.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
129943
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:129943:7
GUID (UUID V4):
46c5fe7b-2abf-4d5c-8e51-6f6399ac30da
Located 2 miles SE of Arcadia.
REF:Deposit:: MONEYMAKER, B.C., 1961, OCCURRENCE OF IRON ORE MINERALS IN THE UPPER KNOX DOLOMITE IN SULLIVAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE ACAD. SCI. JOUR. V. 36, NO. 1, P.23-37.
Deposit:: MAHER, S.W., 1964, THE BROWN IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE D
Commodities (Major) - Barium-Barite; (Minor) - Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Fluvial Deposits
Structure: On Hanging Wall Of The Clifts Fault
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Description: pseudomorphs after pyrite |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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