| Deposit ID | 10089598 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027646 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Will Knox Sillimanite Property |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.25926, 35.19594 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 268 |
| Relative position | 9.2 KM SE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gaston(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kings Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Gaston |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Kyanite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Andalusite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Sillimanite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Diaspore | Gangue |
| Lazulite | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Result | COMPOSITE SAMPLE IN PERCENT IS FOR QUARTZ 53.8 , ANDALUSITE AND SILLIMANITE 43.1 , RUTILE 1.46 |
|---|---|
| Result | ALSO AN ANALYSIS FOR SOME TRACE ELEMENTS |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.25926, 35.19594 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Trending Folds And Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Locally Thickened Bed Segments As A Result Of Intense Local Folding |
| General form | CLUSTER OF SMALL LENSES |
|---|---|
| Length | 600M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027646 |
SRC.REF: ESPENSHADE, 1960 ; SAMPLE NO. NG - 440
ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., 1960 , KYANITE, SILLIMANITE, AND ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES, USGS, PP. 336 , TEXT 121 P., GEOL. MAP AT 1:24,000 ; MINE TEXT P. 90 - 92
LOCATED IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, GEOLOG
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OUTCROPS ON TWO SMALL HILLS |
| Deposit | MUCH BEDROCK IS MASSIVE GRAY ANDALUSITE - SILLIMANITE QUARTZITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1978 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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