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Rickard Mine

Past Producer in York county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Corundum
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106318
MRDS ID W044356
Record type Site
Current site name Rickard Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.10312, 35.09231 (WGS84)
Relative position 0.1 MILES N 71 W OF FIVE POINTS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

York(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Wylie(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina York

Comments on the location information

  • 0.1 Mile N71w of Five Points, Lake Wylie 7.5 Quad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Corundum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Corundum Ore
Ilmenite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.10312, 35.09231
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • CHARLOTTE BELT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OBSERVATION

  • Deposit

    Mccauley, C.A. And Mccauley, J.F., 1964, Corundum Resources Of Sc: South Carolina Geological Survey, Bulletin 29Mccauley, C.A. And Mccauley, J.F., 1964, Corundum Resources Of Sc: South Carolina Geological Survey, Bulletin 29

  • Deposit

    Field Obs Scgs

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Updated 12/98 By Ahm, Scgs

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1983 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina Geological Survey Field Obs
Updater 01-DEC-1998 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina 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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