| Deposit ID | 10078586 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026987 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | E. A. Berry Tin Prospect |
| Related records | 10296969 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.33788, 35.2926 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 283 |
| Relative position | 5.9 KM WEST OF BESSEMER CITY ATHLETIC FIELD; EXACT LOCATION NOT KNOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gaston(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bessemer City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Gaston |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Lithium Critical | Primary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Spodumene | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Mica Gneiss Unit |
| Rock description | Mica Gneiss Unit |
| (1) | -81.33788, 35.2926 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Possible Shear System |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 10 W |
| Dip | 65 NW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026987 |
KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN - SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS, USGS BULL. 936 J, TABLE 18, P. 245 TO 269
PROSPECT LOCATED IN BESSEMER CITY TOPO QUAD AT 1: 24,000
1942 RECON KESLER, MINE DESCRIPTION
KESLER, 1942
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PEGMATITE IN MUSCOVITE SCHIST AND HORNBLENDE GNEISS |
| Deposit | MOST DIKES THIN, SHORT, AND WITH DEPTH UNKNOWN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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