| Deposit ID | 10078654 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027111 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Graphite Prospect Gl - 045 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.51043, 35.13231 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 268 |
| Relative position | 1.4 KM NNE OF BLACKSBURG |
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 |
|---|---|
| Graphite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Graphite | Ore |
| Schist | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.51043, 35.13231 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| 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 | W027111 |
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.
PROSPECT LOCATED IN BLACKSBURG NORTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION
KEITH, 1931
Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P. Symbol Locates Site On Map At 1:62,500 , Text 13 P.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P. Symbol Locates Site On Map At 1:62,500 , Text 13 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SPARSELY SCATTERED GRAPHITE IN SCHIST |
| Deposit | PROSPECT IN MOST NORTHERN FAULT SLICE OF NARROW INFOLDED LAYER OF BLACKSBURG SCHIST TRENDING NE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | Prospect Located In Blacksburg North Topo Quad At 1:24,000 |
| 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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