| Deposit ID | 10078610 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027022 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ross Tin Prospect |
| Related records | 10248101 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.39288, 35.18928 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 287 |
| Relative position | 5.1 KM ENE OF GROVER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cleveland(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Grover(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 | North Carolina | Cleveland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Mica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Roan Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Roan Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.39288, 35.18928 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Near Kings Mountain Fault System |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 E |
| Dip | 70 NW |
| Thickness | 6M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1903 |
| Discoverer | S. S. Ross |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027022 |
KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN - SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS, USGS BULL. 936 J, TABLE 18, P. 245 TO 269
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931, GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222, USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., MINE TEXT P. 12, TEXT 13 P.
PROSPECT IN GROVER TOPO QUAD AT 1: 24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, MINE LOCATIONS
1942 RECON KESLER, MINE DESCRIPTIONS
KEITH, 1931
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION LACKING; MOST DIKES THIN, SHORT, AND WITH DEPTH UNKNOWN |
| Deposit | PEGMATITE IN BLUISH MUSCOVITE SCHIST |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | Whitlow, Jesse W. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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