| Deposit ID | 10079085 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027980 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Thicketty Creek Limestone Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.72013, 35.01791 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 171 |
| Relative position | 8.8 KM SW OF GAFFNEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gaffney(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 |
|---|---|
| Marble, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Marble | Ore |
| Result | ONE SAMPLE SHOWS IN PERCENT EQUIVALENTS CACO3 48.94 , CAPO4 0.11 , CASO4 NONE, MGCO3 27.23 , SI 18.42 |
|---|---|
| Result | ANALYSIS SHOWS OTHER CONSTITUENTS |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.72013, 35.01791 |
|---|
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Strike | ENE |
| Dip | 14 SE |
| Thickness | 1.25M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gaffney Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027980 |
SRC.REF: SLOAN, 1908
SLOAN, E., 1908 , MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: SOUTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SERIES IV, BULL. NO. 2 , TEXT 503 P., MINE TEXT P. 234 , 259
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., TEXT 13 P., SYMBOL LOCATES LIMESTONE OCCURRENCE ON GEOL. MAP AT 1:62,500
OCCURRENCE IN GAFFNEY TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1908 RECON SLOAN, STATE S.C., MINERAL LOCALITIES
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION
SLOAN, 1908
Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2 , Text 503 P., Mine Text P. 234 , 259Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2 , Text 503 P., Mine Text P. 234 , 259
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.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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN GNEISSIC SCHIST OUTCROP; TWO BEDS, UPPER BED OF INTER LAMINATED QUARTZ AND LIMESTONE 0.65 M THICK, LOWER BED OF HARD WHITE LIMESTONE 0.6 M THICK, SEPARATED BY GNEISS LAYER 1.5 M THICK |
| Deposit | CARBONATE LENSE IN GNEISS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1978 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| 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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