| Deposit ID | 10081903 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044330 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gaffney Shale Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.58703, 35.08481 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 192 |
| Relative position | 3.67 MILES N 78.5 E OF GAFFNEY |
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 |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Slate | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Blacksburg Schist | ||||
| Rock description | Blacksburg Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.58703, 35.08481 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Broad River Brick Co., Division Of Boren Clay Products |
| Home office | P. O. Box 550, Gaffney, Sc 29340 (803-489-8145) |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 3.154HA |
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Overall length | 274.32M |
| Overall width | 121.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044330 |
UNPUBLISHED DATA, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
KEITH, A. AND STERRETT, D.B., 1931, DESCRIPTION OF THE GAFFNEY AND KINGS MOUNTAIN QUADRANGES, 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.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.
Field Obs Scgs
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Brick Clay |
| Deposit | Updated 9/98 Ahm, Scgs |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Maybin, Arthur H. III (Zupan, Alan-Jon W.) | South Carolina 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 |
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