| Deposit ID | 10078183 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026365 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Limestone Prospect Fl-034 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.33926, 35.22455 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 274 |
| Relative position | TWO KM SSE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cleveland(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kings Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Broad(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Cleveland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Marble | Ore |
| Phlogopite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | BLUISH GRAY MARBLE BEDS IN BASAL UNIT CONTAIN 97 PERCENT CALCIUM CARBONATE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||
| |||
| (1) | Blacksburg Formation |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nne Trending Folds And Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Overturned Folds |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 E |
| Dip | 20 TO 40 SE |
| Thickness | 9M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1931 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 365.76M |
| Overall width | 200M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026365 |
SRC.REF: KEITH, 1931
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., PIT TEXT P. 10 , SYMBOL LOCATES PROSPECT ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
PROSPECT LOCATED IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION
KEITH, 1931
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THICKNESS OF DEFORMED GAFFNEY MARBLE FORMATION NOT GIVEN |
| Deposit | ONLY BLUISH GRAY BEDS OF HIGH GRADE LIMESTONE USED FOR LIME AND IRON ORE FLUX; QUARRYING LIMITED BY THICKNESS OF OVERBURDEN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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