| Deposit ID | 10089505 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027107 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Headwater Cole Creek Monazite Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.70063, 35.09951 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 239 |
| Relative position | 5.6 KM NW OF GAFFNEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gaffney(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 |
|---|---|
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Corundum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Staurolite | Ore |
| Tourmaline | Ore |
| Corundum | Ore |
| Kyanite | Ore |
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Garnet | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Result | IN PLACES BEDROCK BEDS CONTAIN 1 % TO LESS THAN 0.03 % MONAZITE |
|---|---|
| Result | PANNED SAPROLITE YIELDS A FEW GRAINS TO MORE THAN ONE TEASPOONFUL OF MONAZITE PER SHOVELFUL |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.70063, 35.09951 |
|---|
| General form | ALLUVIAL SANDS AND GRAVELS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1M |
| Depth to top | 0.7M |
| Depth to bottom | 2M |
| Commodity type | Both |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| District name | Gaffney Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 2M |
| Overall length | 594.36M |
| Overall width | 40M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027107 |
SRC.REF: KEITH, 1931
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 10 , SYMBOL LOCATES SITE ON MAP AT 1:62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
PLACER IN GAFFNEY TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION
KEITH, 1931
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.., Mine Text P. 10 , Symbol Locates Site On Map At 1:62,500 , P. 13Keith,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.., Mine Text P. 10 , Symbol Locates Site On Map At 1:62,500 , P. 13
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BASAL GRAVELS SLUICED; GRAVELS DEPOSITED AT SITE AFTER MAJOR FLOODS ALSO SLUICED; AS MANY AS 3 TO 4 MAJOR FLOODS PER YEAR |
| Deposit | AREA SUPPOSEDLY UNDERLAIN BY GRANITE; NO GRANITE STRINGERS MAPPED IN IMMEDIATE AREA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | High - Grade Conc. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. 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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