| Deposit ID | 10078202 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026390 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mt. Ararat Church Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.57123, 35.02871 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 223 |
| Relative position | 0.68 MILE N87W FROM MT. ARARAT CHURCH SYMBOL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blacksburg South(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 | South Carolina | Cherokee |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Battleground Schist | ||||
| Rock description | Battleground Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Battleground Formation, Metasedimentary rocks, undivided |
|---|
| General form | VEINS AND LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026390 |
VAN HORN, E.C.: LEGRAND, J.R.: MCMURRAY, L.L., 1949, GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT: RESEARCH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOL., BULL. NO. 18, P.17
KEITH, A.AND STERRETT, D.B., 1931, DESCRIPTION OF THE GAFFNEY AND KINGS MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLES: U.S.G.S., GEOL. ATLAS FOLIO SER., NO.222, 13P.
Van Horn, E. C., Le Grand, J. R., And Mc Murray, L. L., 1949 Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt, Research Planning And Development Board, State Of South Carolina, Bull. No. 18 , Mine Text P. 17 , Text 2Van Horn, E. C., Le Grand, J. R., And Mc Murray, L. L., 1949 Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt, Research Planning And Development Board, State Of South Carolina, Bull. No. 18 , Mine Text P. 17 , Text 2
Abandoned
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Maybin, Arthur H. III (Zupan, Alan-Jon W.) | South Carolina Geological Survey | Field Obs |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | Nicholson, S.W. | U.S. Geological Survey | Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary |
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