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Becker Sand and Gravel

Unknown in Sumter county in South Carolina, United States with commodities Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Thorium, Iron, Zirconium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068620
MRDS ID W001770
Record type Site
Current site name Becker Sand and Gravel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.595, 34.0775 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Richland(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rembert(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Camden(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spartanburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Wateree(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Sumter

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary
Titanium Critical Secondary
Thorium Secondary
Iron Secondary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Heavy Mineral Concentrate Was 5.1% and 138.4 Lb Per Cu. Yd., of Which Ilmenite Made Up 70% and 96.3 Lb Per Cu. Yd. and Zircon and Monazite, Respectively, 5.5 and 2.7 Lb Per Cu. Yd. ;
  • Heavy Mineral Concentrate of Two Samples, One Each From Waste and Finished Products, Averaged 0.4%, of Which Titanium Minerals Made Up 57%. Deposit Contained, Per Cu. Yd., 10.2 Lb Heavy Minerals, 5.4 Lb Ilmenite, 0.3 Lb Rutile, 0.5 Lb Zircon, and 0.1 Lb

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Rutile Ore
Magnetite Ore
Monazite Ore
Zircon Ore
Sand Ore

Nearby scientific data

(2) -80.595, 34.0775
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1A. WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1967, HEAVY MINERALS IN SOUTH CAROLINA: SOUTH CAROLINA STATE DEVELOP. BOARD, DIV. GEOLOGY, BULL. 35, 35 P

  • Deposit

    Williams, Lloyd, 1967, Heavy Minerals In South Carolina: South Carolina State Develop. Board, Div. Geology, Bull. 35, 35 P.Williams, Lloyd, 1967, Heavy Minerals In South Carolina: South Carolina State Develop. Board, Div. Geology, Bull. 35, 35 P.

  • Deposit

    Shufflebarger, T. E., Jr., 1958, Titanium Minerals In The Valley Of The Wateree River, Kershaw, Richland, And Sumter Counties: South Carolina Geological Survey, Geologic Notes, V. 2, No. 4, Pp. 23-32.Shufflebarger, T. E., Jr., 1958, Titanium Minerals In The Valley Of The Wateree River, Kershaw, Richland, And Sumter Counties: South Carolina Geological Survey, Geologic Notes, V. 2, No. 4, Pp. 23-32.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HEAVY MINERAL CONCENTRATE WAS 5.1% AND 138.4 LB PER CU. YD., OF WHICH ILMENITE MADE UP 70% AND 96.3 LB PER CU. YD. AND ZIRCON AND MONAZITE, RESPECTIVELY, 5.5 AND 2.7 LB PER CU. YD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary; Changed County To Conform To Lat/Long. Combined With Record W001771 (Which Was Deleted).

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