| Deposit ID | 10078658 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027116 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Plantation Emerald, Aquamarine and Beryl Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.58094, 35.23372 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 216 |
| Relative position | 6.1 KM A TRIFLE SOUTH OF DUE WEST OF PATTERSON SPRINGS |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Cleveland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Boron-Borates | Tertiary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Aquamarine | Ore |
| Beryl | Ore |
| Result | KEITH REPORTS ANALYSES BY F. WOHLER OF HORNBLENDE HYPERSTHENITE AND OLIVINE GABBRO FROM THE EMERALD WORKING HAD 0.16 PERCENT AND 0.17 PERCENT CHROMIUM OXIDE RESPECTIVELY |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Soapstone, Pyroxenite, And Allied Basic Rocks | ||||||||
| Rock description | Soapstone, Pyroxenite, And Allied Basic Rocks | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Roan Gneiss |
| Rock description | Roan Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.58094, 35.23372 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 2M |
| Length | 12M |
| Depth to bottom | 6M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1909 |
| Year of first production | 1909 |
| District name | Gaffney Area |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Emerald Co. Of America, 1931 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 10.97M |
| Overall width | 2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027116 |
SRC.REF: 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. 12 , SYMBOL LOCATES SITE ON MAP AT 1:62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
MINE LOCATED IN BLACKSBURG NORTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION
KEITH, 1931
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ENTIRE EMERALD - BEARING DIKE REMOVED; TWO OTHER BERYL - AQUAMARINE DIKES WORKED BUT DIKE SIZE INFORMATION LACKING |
| Deposit | HORNBLENDE GABBRO MASS INCLOSED BY ROAN GNEISS WHICH IS INTRUDED BY WHITESIDE GRANITE; HORNBLENDE GABBRO MASS ABOUT 30 M THICK AND 90 M OR MORE LONG; ROAN GNEISS THICKNESS 90 M TO 120 M |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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