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Lost Creek Barite Mine, Clinch Valley Area, Union County, Tennessee, USAi
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Lost Creek Barite MineMine
Clinch Valley AreaArea
Union CountyCounty
TennesseeState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 19' 48'' North , 83° 51' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.33000,-83.86000
GeoHash:
G#: dnkqetxj8
GRN:
N25W49
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Maynardville2,355 (2017)10.5km
Condon1,866 (2006)17.6km
Plainview2,061 (2017)17.9km
Luttrell1,082 (2017)18.0km
Fincastle1,618 (2011)19.0km
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ClubLocationDistance
Knoxville Gem & Mineral SocietyKnoxville, Tennessee41km
Mindat Locality ID:
130046
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130046:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0



3.3 miles SE of Sharps Chapel.

REF:Deposit:: FAGAN, J.M., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE LOST CREEK BARITE MINE, IN PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 23, P. 40-44
Deposit:: MAHE
Commodities (Major) - Barium-Barite; (Trace) - Iron, Lead, Sulfur - Iron Pyrite, Zinc
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Dot Formation, Limestone-Argillite-Shl, Knox Group, Dolomite
Structure: Powell River Anticine ; Reg.Trends: Ne, Circular Collapse
Host Rock: Dolomite, Limestone

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGreenockite2.CB.45CdS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GreenockiteCdS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CdCadmium
Cdⓘ GreenockiteCdS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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