| Deposit ID | 10078242 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026471 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Mica Prospect Gl - 052 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.64483, 35.13481 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 255 |
| Relative position | 2.5 KM EAST OF GRASSY POND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Boiling Springs 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 |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Oligoclase | Gangue |
| Perthite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Whiteside Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Whiteside Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Carolina Gneiss;Roan Gneiss |
| Rock description | Carolina Gneiss;Roan Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.64483, 35.13481 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1931 |
| District name | Gaffney Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026471 |
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 13 , SYMBOL LOCATES QUARRY ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
PROSPECT LOCATED IN BOILING SPRINGS SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION
KEITH, 1931
Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p. , Symbol Locates Site On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p. , Symbol Locates Site On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MOST INDIVIDUAL PEGMATITES IN THIS AREA QUITE SMALL, BUT SOME 6 TO 10.5 M THICK, AND 60 M TO 240 M OR 300 M LONG, WITH DEPTH UNKNOWN |
| Deposit | PEGMATITES VARY AS TO TIN - BEARING, LITHIUM BEARING, MICA - BEARING, ETC. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| 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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