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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Tootle Mine (Johnson Mine), Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western Belt, Roane County, Tennessee, USAi
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Tootle Mine (Johnson Mine)Mine
Sweetwater Barite Mining District-Western BeltBelt
Roane CountyCounty
TennesseeState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 43' 6'' North , 84° 29' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.71833,-84.49944
GeoHash:
G#: dn7gjnm6k
GRN:
N24W50
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Philadelphia688 (2017)9.6km
Sweetwater5,931 (2017)13.4km
Loudon5,731 (2017)15.0km
Kingston5,846 (2017)18.1km
Midtown1,360 (2011)18.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
129819
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:129819:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 28, 40 P
Deposit:: 1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPOR
Commodities (Major) - Barium-Barite
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Thunderhead Sandstone - Feldspathic Sst, Quartzite, Kingsport Formation, Fine-Grained, Brecciated Dolomite, Knox Group Dol

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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
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
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