Matthews Barite Prospect - Greene, TN

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What kind of site this is

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for barium-barite. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

State	Tennessee
County	Greene
Coordinates	36.19119, -82.85517

Commodities

Primary

Barium-Barite

Mine Details

Status	Occurrence
Data Source	USGS MRDS
Source ID	10299423

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Nearest Recorded Sites

Site	Distance	Commodity	Status
Matthews Barite Prospect	0.1 mi		Occurrence
Harmon Barite Prospect	0.2 mi		Occurrence
Unnamed Barite Occurrence 4 near Greeneville, TN	0.2 mi		Occurrence
Harmon Barite Prospect	0.2 mi	Barium-Barite	Prospect
Unnamed Barite Occurrences 5 near Greeneville, TN	0.4 mi		Occurrence
Malone Brothers Quarry	0.5 mi	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Malone Brothers Quarry	0.5 mi	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Greeneville Quarry	0.5 mi	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer
Unnamed Barite Occurrence 3 near Greeneville, TN	0.6 mi		Occurrence
Unnamed Barite Occurrence 6 near Greeneville, TN	0.6 mi		Occurrence
Unnamed Barite Occurrence 2 near Greeneville, TN	0.7 mi		Occurrence
M.e. Harmon/r.p. Johnson Mines	0.8 mi	Barium-Barite	Past Producer

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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