| Deposit ID | 10078910 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027613 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tate Farm Manganese Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.62173, 35.02431 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 201 |
| Relative position | 8.8 KM SW OF CHEROKEE FALLS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blacksburg South(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 |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Manganese Ox-Hydrous | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Spessartite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.62173, 35.02431 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 90M |
| Width | 42M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 15M |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Gaffney Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tate, Peggy |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027613 |
ESPENSHADE, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, MINE TEXT P. 2 , TEXT 5 P.
OCCURRENCE IN BLACKSBURG SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MN OCCURRENCE
Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 2 , Text 5 P.Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 2 , Text 5 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WIDTH OF OCCURRENCE BASED ON ABUNDANCE OF MANGANESE FLOAT, 15 M TO 42 M; MANGANESE OXIDES DECREASE AT DEPTH, ABOUT 15 M |
| Deposit | BATTLEGROUND UNIT SERICITE TO PHYLLITIC SCHIST ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | Occurrence In Gaffney 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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