| Deposit ID | 10089438 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026490 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Granite Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.29312, 35.04651 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 198 |
| Relative position | 8 KM. SOUTH OF BETHANY; SOUTHEAST OF KINGS MOUNTAIN STATE PARK |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | York |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Granite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Granite | Ore |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Anorthite | Gangue |
| Orthoclase | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.29312, 35.04651 |
|---|
| General form | PLUTON |
|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Overall width | 50M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026490 |
SYMBOL LOCATES QUARRY IN FILBERT TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., TEXT 13 P.
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., GEOLOGIC MAP AT 1 : 62,50
FILBERT TOPO QUAD, 1 : 24,000 , 1971
Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARRY SITED IN LARGE IGNEOUS BODY |
| Deposit | YORKVILLE GRANITE GENERALLY GRAY TO DARK GRAY COARSE - GRAINED ROCK WITH PORPHYRITIC TEXTURE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | Symbol Locates Quarry In Filbert 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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