| Deposit ID | 10079096 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027993 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ford Biotite Granite Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.24232, 35.16121 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 241 |
| Relative position | 0.1 KM NW OF BOWLING GREEN; QUARRY LOCATION NOT EXACT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gaston(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gastonia South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | York |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Granite | Ore |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Iron Oxides-Hydrated | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.24232, 35.16121 |
|---|
| General form | MASSIVE |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | Clover Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027993 |
SLOAN, E., 1908 , MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: SOUTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SERIES IV, BULL. NO. 2 , TEXT 503 P., LOCATION MAP 1:1,000,000
QUARRY IN GASTONIA SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1908 RECON SLOAN, STATE S.C., MINERAL LOCALITIE
SLOAN, 1908
Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2 , Text 503 P., Location Map 1:1,000,000Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2 , Text 503 P., Location Map 1:1,000,000
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MASSIVE IGNEOUS BODY |
| Deposit | GEOLOGIC AGE MAY BE MISSISSIPPIAN; PROBABLY LIGHT GRAY COLOR, TEXTURE MEDIUM COARSE, EVEN-GRANULAR TO PORPHYRITIC; MINERALS ORTHOCLASE, MICROCLINE, OLIGOCLASE, QUARTZ, BIOTITE, SOMETIMES MUSCOVITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1978 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | Quarry In Gastonia South 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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