| Deposit ID | 10078243 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026472 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Corundum Occurrence Gl - 048 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.59593, 35.17151 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 219 |
| Relative position | 10.2 KM SW OF PATTERSON SPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blacksburg North(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 |
|---|---|
| Corundum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Corundum | Ore |
| Granite | Gangue |
| Schist | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Carolina Gneiss |
| Rock description | Carolina Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.59593, 35.17151 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH |
| Dip | 20 TO 30 E |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| District name | Gaffney Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026472 |
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 SITE ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
OCCURRENCE LOCATED IN BLACKSBURG NORTH TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION
KEITH, 1931
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 Site On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 PKeith, 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 Site On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ANOTHER CORUNDUM OCCURRENCE IS NEARBY TO THE NORTH IN THE GRANITE AND A CORUNDUM PROSPECT IS FURTHER NORTH IN CAROLINA GNEISS NEAR THE GRANITE CONTACT; THE GRANITE INTRUSIVE EXTENDS NORTHWARD ; 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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