Culveyhouse Mine, Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, Loudon County, Tennessee, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Culveyhouse Mine | Mine |
| Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt | Belt |
| Loudon County | County |
| Tennessee | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 41' 23'' North , 84° 31' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 688 (2017) | 10.5km |
| Sweetwater | 5,931 (2017) | 11.1km |
| Loudon | 5,731 (2017) | 17.4km |
| Niota | 718 (2017) | 19.7km |
| Kingston | 5,846 (2017) | 21.3km |
6.5 miles WNW of Sweetwater.
REF:Deposit:: GORDON, C.H., 1918, BARITE DEPOSITS OF THE SWEETWATER DISTRICT, EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOL. SURVEY, RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE, V. 8, NO. 1, P. 48-82
Deposit:: LAURENCE, R.A., 1939, ORIGIN OF THE SWEETWATER, TENN. BARITE DEPOSITS: ECON. GEOLOG
Commodities (Major) - Barium-Barite
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Kingsport Formation, Dolomite & Limestone, Mascot Dolomite, Dolomite & Limestone, Clay Residuum, Kingsport Formation & Ma
Structure: Northeast-Trending Strike Belts
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Shawnee DomainDomain
- Southern and Central ApplachianAccretionary Complex
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