Granite Quarry

Unknown in York county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Granite
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 10089438
MRDS ID W026490
Record type Site
Current site name Granite Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.29312, 35.04651 (WGS84)
Elevation 198
Relative position 8 KM. SOUTH OF BETHANY; SOUTHEAST OF KINGS MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

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 HEADWATER VALLEY SLOPE OF BUCKHORN CREEK
  • 6 Km West of Clover, On Headwater Valley Slope of Buckhorn Creek

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Granite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • QUARRY PRODUCT UNKNOWN

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.29312, 35.04651

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PLUTON

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kings Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • UNKNOWN; QUARRY EXCAVATION IS SMALL

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LARGE AMOUNT OF STONE IS AVAILABLE FROM QUARRY SITED IN LARGE PLUTON

Workings at the site

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

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY IN VALLEY SLOPE; HIGHEST QUARRY FACE ABOUT 12 M HIGH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SYMBOL LOCATES QUARRY IN FILBERT TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000

  • Deposit

    KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., TEXT 13 P.

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    FILBERT TOPO QUAD, 1 : 24,000 , 1971

  • Deposit

    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.

General comments

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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