Unnamed Granite Quarry Fl-039

Past Producer in York county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Stone, Crushed/Broken
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080755
MRDS ID W032109
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Granite Quarry Fl-039

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.29262, 35.04651 (WGS84)
Elevation 198
Relative position 2.2 MILES 586W OF FILBERT: 8 KM SOUTH OF BETHANY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

York(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Filbert(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina York

Comments on the location information

  • 6 KM WEST OF CLOVER ON HERDWATER VALLEY SLOPE OF BUCKHORN CREEK
  • 6 Km West of Clover On Herdwater Valley Slope of Buckhorn Creek, 2.2 Miles S86w of Filbert

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Granite Ore
Hornblende Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Anorthite Gangue
Orthoclase Gangue
Microcline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Yorkville Granite
    Rock description Yorkville Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.29262, 35.04651

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form OTHER: GRANITIC INTRUSION: PLUTON

Comments on the geologic information

  • YORKVILLE GRANITE GENERALLY GRAY TO DARK GRAY, COURSE-GRAINED ROCK WITH PORPHYRITIC TEXTURE
  • York(Ville) Granite Generally Gray To Dark Gray, Course-Grained Rock With Porphyritic Texture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kings Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 45.72M
    Overall width 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT: QUARRY IN VALLEY SLOPE: HIGHEST QUARRY FACE ABOUT 12M HIGH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WAGENER,H.D., 1977, GRANITIC STONE RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: SOUTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MRS 5, 65P.

  • Deposit

    FULLAGAR,P.D., 1981, SUMMARY OF RB-SR WHOLE ROCK AGES FOR SOUTH CAROLINA: SOUTH CAROLINA GEOLOGY, V. 25, NO. 1, P. 19-22.

  • Deposit

    KEITH, ARTHUR, AND STERRETT,D.B., 1931, GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN, S.C.-N.C.: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES, 13 P.

  • Deposit

    1931 GEOMAP KEITH,A., GEOLOGIC MAP AT 1:62,50

  • Deposit

    Wagener,H.D., 1977, Granitic Stone Resources Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey Mineral Resources Series - 5, 65p.Wagener,H.D., 1977, Granitic Stone Resources Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey Mineral Resources Series - 5, 65p.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    Fullagar,P.D., 1981, Summary Of Rb-Sr Whole Rock Ages For South Carolina: South Carolina Geology, V. 25, No. 1, P. 19-22.Fullagar,P.D., 1981, Summary Of Rb-Sr Whole Rock Ages For South Carolina: South Carolina Geology, V. 25, No. 1, P. 19-22.

  • Deposit

    Field Obs Scgs

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARRY SITED IN LARGE IGNEOUS BODY
Deposit Updated 9/98 Ahm, Scgs

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1977 D'Agostino,John P. U.S. Geological Survey Field Obs
Updater 01-SEP-1998 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina Geological Survey
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary

Beyond USGS

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