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Galena from
Smith mine, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Central Belt, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Smith mine, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Central Belt, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:640348
Long-form Identifier:1:3:640348:5
GUID (UUID V4):6c398cf8-9047-418f-ac05-bbe8e355ef71
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tennessee Mineral Locality Index 300 T ennessee covers an area of 41,220 square miles in the southeastern...part of the state. Just prior to crossing the Tennessee River and continuing through the middle of the...deformed Paleozoic sediments of the Highland Rim, Central Basin, and Cumberland Plateau. Continuing east...Knoxville, Tennessee 37921 taparis@msn.com Figure 1 (top left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith...Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 2 (above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood
Report (volume)
Annotated Bibliography and Index Map of Barite Deposits in United States GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...1019-C Annotated Bibliography and Index Map of Barite Deposits in United States By BASIL G. DEAN and...147 147 152 ILLUSTKATION PLATE 1. Index map of barite deposits in the United States________ In pocket...RESOURCES ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX MAP OF BARITE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES By BASIL G. DEAN...DEAN and DONALD A. BEOBST INTRODUCTION Barite is now ranked as an important non-metallic mineral commodity
Report (volume)
Potential of the Chattanooga 1°X2° Quadrangle, Tennessee and North Carolina-A Preliminary Assessment U...Potential of the Chattanooga 1°X2° Quadrangle, Tennessee and North Carolina-A Preliminary Assessment By...potential of the Chattanooga 1°X2 quadrangle, Tennessee and North Carolina : A preliminary assessment/by...resources- Tennessee. 2. Mines and mineral resources -North Carolina. 3. Geology-Tennessee. 4. Geology-North...Geology of the Area 2 Ocoee Supergroup 2 Murphy Belt 5 Appalachian Basin Sedimentary Sequence 5 Late
Book (edition)
YEAR 1687"—DAVID T. DAY, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MINING STATISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...and consump tion, or better and cheaper means of mining, extraction, and convey ance to market, may in...correspondence has been carried on with geologists, mining engineers, and other local authorities, and various...mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to
Report (volume)
INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTI8 SMITH, DIRECTOR BULLETIN 585 USEFUL MINERALS OF THE...it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...respective States: Alabama.........Dr. Eugene A. Smith, University. Arkansas..........Dr. A. H. Purdue
Report (volume)
Barite Resources of the United States GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1072-B Barite Resources of the...geology of the deposits, with consideration of mining methods and exploration, and estimates ofreserves...geology of the deposits, with consideration of mining methods and exploration, and estimates of reserves...the United States) Bibliography: p. 124-128. 1. Barite. (Series: U. S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 1072-B..._-_-_-________ Mountain Pass district, California..-____-.-_.._______ Central district, Missouri.._________________________
Report (volume)
Secretary UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director Bulletin 624 USEFUL MINERALS OF THE.......................................... 102 District of Columbia ................................................................................ Tennessee.....................^...........................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
location a~ included at the end of each entry. Adair County Chariton River (40-04-05N 92-4 I -23W). septarian...septarian concretions about 2 miles north of the Macon county line. CALCITE crystals enclosing bundles of acicular...hematite, quartz (Broadhead 1873b, 1877). Audrain County Mexico, in fire clay pits and spoil piles: PYRITE...University Library] at 19:58 29 October 2014 Barton County McKarrow’s coal bank (37-37N 94-28W), 2.5 miles...PICKERINGITE, pyrite, siderite (Broadhead 1873b). Bates County Panther Creek, northwest of Rockville in coal deposits:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
American Midwest Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee C alcite is ubiquitous in the...such other well-crystallized minerals as barite, fluorite, galena, and sphalerite. Calcite crystals are...interconnected Elmwood/Cumberland/Gordonsville mines in the Central COLOR SPONSORS for the Connoisseur’s Choice column...E. Smith, and the Cincinnati Mineral Society. 46 ROCKS & MINERALS Tennessee Lead-Zinc district as...the Gordonsville mine, Central Tennessee Lead-Zinc district near Carthage in Smith County. Calcite from
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Figure I: Galena, Treece, Kansas, Tri-State district; specimen 5Vi cm tall; Na­ tional Museum of Canada...(NMNS51066). figure 2 (leftI: Galena. Crawford mine, Pirher, Oklahoma, Tri-State district; 6' 2 cm across; Harvard...(opposite page): Galena, St. Joseph Lead mine, Viburnum, Missouri, Viburnum Trend district; 6 cm on edge;...(M524). FEATURED MINERAL AT THE 1989 TUCSON SHOW GALENA from Mississippi Valley-Type Deposits RAYMOND L...are also major producers of zinc, fluorite, and barite as well as accessory copper and lesser amounts
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Paleozoic age, mostly in dolomitized areas; each mining district is located on a geological dome or arch where...is simple, consisting of sphalerite, galena, fluorite and barite with quartz and carbonates, such as calcite...Geologists have now classified other deposits and mining districts in other parts of the world as belonging...minerais common to these deposits are galena, sphalerite, fluorite and barite and minor amounts of chalcopyrite...marcasite and quartz. The association of sphalerite or galena produces a preservative environment, because when
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ley-typemineralization from Georgiato Virginia.This se- barite-fluorite-rich quenceis overlain by relatively impermeable...theupperKnoxGroupbecamean aquiferwhen site,important amounts of galena,andalmostno bariteor it underwent karsting duringMiddleOrdovician...North Carolina.The Cartersvillebarite district in fluorite-barite rich.Zinc-richdeposits are morewides...importantMississippi deposit in theAppalachians. It consists of barite, andincludethe Mascot-Jefferson City andCopperRidge...Felknorprospect, all in easternTennesseewith veryminorpyrite,galena,sphalerite, andenargitein (Fig.1).Thesedeposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Powell River (Zn-Pb), Russell-Tazewell(Ba-F), and Sweetwater(Ba-Zn-F) deposits, whichhavemorecomplexcompositions...SphaleritefromMascot-Jefferson City, Eve Mills, Sweetwater, andRussell-Tazewell plotsin a clusteraroundzøVPb/Zø4pb...mixedin mostareasexceptthe Mascot-JeffersonCity district,where zinc mineralizationis strongest.Althoughthe...chianMississippi Valley-typemineralization andoro- in the Tennessee embayment, whichliessouthof the genic events (Hearn...fluorite.Thelargestof theseisthe Cartersville district,whichhasbeena majorbariteproducer(Kesler, 1950)
Report (issue)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A sbestos ore Lead ore, Balmat mine, N . Y. Chromite-chromium ore, Washington Zinc ore...Survey in accordance with the provisions of the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-631...discovered or not currently profitable to mine. The mining of mineral deposits, once they are discovered.............................................. . Central and Eastern United States, by A. V. Heyl and R.................. . Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district, by R. D. Trace .............................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University GALENA Downloaded by [University of Tennessee, Knoxville] at 12:13 05 June 2016 Milliken Mine, Reynolds...Reynolds County, Missouri I n part because of its unusual specific gravity and perfect cleavage, galena...to the term galena for certain lead-bearing compounds was made by Pliny in A.D. 77. Galena is best known...(144) is less common. Skeletal and reticulated galena crystals are characteristic of some deposits, and...oriented small crystals. Galena also occurs in coarse to fine granular masses. Galena is a simple lead sulfide
Book (volume)
instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...S of Chamberlain) gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mississippi Valley-type deposits in central and east Tennessee, USA, using Pb isotopes Adriana Potra ⁎...c t The Mississippi Valley-Type (MVT) Central and East Tennessee (TN) districts contain lead-zinc deposits...MC-ICP-MS Pb isotopic analyses on sulfides from Central and East TN were conducted and the metal sources...the Young Mine in the East TN District plot within ranges defined by other East TN District samples from...isotope ratios or ores from the Elmwood Mine in the Central TN District are more radiogenic and plot between
Report (issue)
SURVEY Zinc, Lead, and Barite Deposits and Occurrences in Paleozoic Rocks, East-Central United States by Sandra...metallogenic map of zinc, lead and barite deposits and occurrences, east-central United States TABLE Table 1...1. Zinc, lead, and barite deposits and occurrences in Paleozoic rocks, east-central United States Alabama...Maryland Michigan New York Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin 18 20...compilation of information about zinc, lead, and barite deposits, prospects and occurrences in Paleozoic
Book (volume)
Celestite, Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
Book (volume)
Celestite, Dolomite crystals, Fluorite (fluorescent), , Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite and Sphalerite. A...ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
Report (issue)
PROVINCE, MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, KANSAS, AND OKLAHOMA, USA COVERING 1785 TO FEBRUARY 1998; PAPER EDITION by...Old Lead Belt, Viburnum Trend, and Tri-State districts and the smaller Northern Arkansas, Central Missouri...Missouri, and Southeast Missouri barite districts. This report provides a list of references for a wide variety...districts of Missouri and key words relating to mining, MVT's, base metals, environmental issues, etc...Transactions of the Society of Mining Engineers of American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...2. Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces...sedimentary rocks and gentle terrain where crystals of barite, calcite, and gypsum are found along with petrified...view showing the Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
those for Alabama (Cook and Smith 1982), Georgia (Cook 1982), Tennessee (Paris 2011), North Carolina...Bassett Stone Company quarry at Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky, ca. 1962. Shown are the older underground...removed. The operations then changed to open-pit mining, expanding into new areas and reclaiming the limestone...from the Bassett Stone quarry at Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure...Catnip Hill facility near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky. Harris Precht specimen, Terry Huizing
Report (volume)
Elements In Sphalerite and Wallrocks From Central Kentucky, Tennessee And Appalachian Zinc Districts GEOLOGICAL...Elements In Sphalerite and Wallrocks From Central Kentucky, Tennessee And Appalachian Zinc Districts By JANICE...content of sphalerite from ore deposits of the Central and Eastern United States UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...Page FIGURE 1. Map showing mineral districts in Central and Eastern United States from which mercury-bearing...paragenesis in the central Kentucky mineral district ____________ _ 3. Sketch of Faircloth mine adit showing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and lead in the world. These are the Tri-State district of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri and the world-class...The host rock is dolomitized limestone. The mining district is on a dome or arch. Mineralization is confined...TRI-STATE DISTRICT History of the Missouri Portion of the Tri-State District The Tri-State district, extending...for more than fifty years. The discovery of the district is credited to William Tingle and his nephew,...small-scale mining in 1849 on Turkey Creek in Joplin, Missouri (Dressel 1989). The history of the district is
 
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