| Deposit ID | 10096511 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027643 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Crowders Mountain Kyanite Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.27621, 35.23317 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 427 |
| Relative position | 6.4 KM SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF DUE EAST 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 |
|---|---|
| Kyanite | Primary |
| Quartz | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Kyanite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Result | COMPOSITE SAMPLE IN PERCENT IS FOR QUARTZ 40 , KYANITE 40 , CHLORITOID 17 , MAGNETITE 3 |
|---|---|
| Result | ALSO AN ANALYSIS FOR SOME TRACE ELEMENTS |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.27621, 35.23317 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Trending Folds And Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nose Of North-Plunging South Fork Anticline |
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNE |
| Dip | STEEP |
| Thickness | 200M |
| Length | 3000M |
| 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 | W027643 |
ESPENSHADE, 1960 ; SAMPLE NO. NG - 437
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. 88 , 89
LOCATED IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, GEOLOG
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOLDED AND FAULTED BEDS OF CONSIDERABLE WIDTH AND EXTENT; INDIVIDUAL KYANITE BEDS 3 TO 20 M THICK AND AS MUCH AS 120 M LONG |
| Deposit | TWO PRINCIPAL TYPES OF QUARTZITE ARE INTERLAYERED AT CROWDERS MOUNTAIN, KYANITE QUARTZITE AND MASSIVE FERRUGINOUS QUARTZITE WITH GENERALLY ONLY MINOR AMOUNTS OF ALUMINOUS MINERALS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1978 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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