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Unnamed Corundum Occurrence Gl - 047

Occurrence in Cleveland county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Corundum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078244
MRDS ID W026473
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Corundum Occurrence Gl - 047

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.59455, 35.18039 (WGS84)
Elevation 232
Relative position 9.5 KM SW OF PATTERSON SPRINGS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cleveland(county)

North 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Cleveland

Comments on the location information

  • WEST OF KINGS MOUNTAIN RANGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Corundum Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CORUNDUM CRYSTALS IN SOIL IN NARROW BELT OF WEATHERED SCHIST

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Carolina Gneiss
    Rock description Carolina Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.59455, 35.18039
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Strike NORTH
    Dip 20 TO 30 E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1910

Mining district

District name Gaffney Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • OCCURRENCE ONLY

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFORMATION LACKING, MANY CORUNDUM CRYSTALS IN SOIL HORIZON

Comments on the workings information

  • OUTCROP OCCURRENCE

Comments on development

  • CORUNDUM CRYSTALS COMMON IN SOIL OF WEATHERED SCHIST IN NARROW NORTHWARD TRENDING BELT 1.7 KM LONG; A PROSPECT IS 0.5 KM NNE AND ANOTHER OCCURRENCE IS 1.1 KM SOUTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    OCCURRENCE LOCATED IN BLACKSBURG NORTH TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000

  • Deposit

    1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION

  • Production

    KEITH, 1931

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANY CORUNDUM CRYSTALS 5 CM THICK AND 15 CM LONG IN SOIL; CRYSTALS GRAY TO BRONZE - COLORED, AND SHOW STRONG SHEEN OR CHATOYANCY
Deposit ANOTHER CORUNDUM OCCURRENCE IS NEARBY TO THE SOUTH IN THE GRANITE AND A CORUNDUM PROSPECT IS NEARBY NORTH IN THE CAROLINA GNEISS NEAR THE CONTACT WITH THE GRANITE; THE GRANITE INTRUSIVE IN THIS AREA EXTENDS NORTHWARD

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1977 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey

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