I have samples of massive barite from the mines around Cartersville, Georgia. I have never seen crystals, but others may have found them. I'm unsure if barite is still mined there as suburban development has encroached on the much-diminished deposits. Ochre is also mined and rhodocrocite is present, suggesting a hydrothermal origin. I need to see if any of my samples glow under black light.
Cool, thanks. As of 2021, the USGS says the only active mining of barite in the US is in Nevada, but there are grinding mills in several states including the Chatsworth Mill in Murray Co., Georgia.
I have samples of massive barite from the mines around Cartersville, Georgia. I have never seen crystals, but others may have found them. I'm unsure if barite is still mined there as suburban development has encroached on the much-diminished deposits. Ochre is also mined and rhodocrocite is present, suggesting a hydrothermal origin. I need to see if any of my samples glow under black light.
Cool, thanks. As of 2021, the USGS says the only active mining of barite in the US is in Nevada, but there are grinding mills in several states including the Chatsworth Mill in Murray Co., Georgia.
There are some barite deposits in the Bitterroot (Sapphires - can't remember the drainage,
at Lubrecht near Garnet - visible in the roadcut.
Yes, Dick Berg has 67 localities in the state in his report. And I know of two or three not listed!