| Deposit ID | 10096492 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Tin Occurrence Fl-142 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.36676, 35.20594 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 274 |
| Relative position | 4.4 KM SW OF KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cleveland(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 Broad(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Cleveland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Lithium Critical | Primary |
| Quartz | Secondary |
| Feldspar | Secondary |
| Mica | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Spodumene | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Roan Gneiss | ||||
| Rock description | Roan Gneiss | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.36676, 35.20594 |
|---|
| General form | PROBABLY LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | NW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027018 |
KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN - SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS USGS BULL. 936 J, TABLE 18, P. 245 TO 269
OCCURRENCE IN KINGS MT. TOPO QUAD AT 1: 24,000
1942 RECON KESLER, MINE DESCRIPTION
KESLER, 1942
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLOAT PEGMATITE IN SOILS; ANOTHER DEPOSIT LOCATED BY KEITH (1931) IS 300 M TO SOUTHWEST; MOST DIKES THIN, SHORT, AND WITH DEPTH UNKNOWN |
| Deposit | PEGMATITES ENTIRELY WITHIN ROAN GNEISS AS WELL AS ALONG ITS CONTACT WITH OTHER YOUNGER AND OLDER ROCK UNITS; |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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