| Deposit ID | 10107343 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026364 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kings Mountain Crushed Rock Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.3426, 35.22733 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 280 |
| Relative position | 1.2 KM SOUTH 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 |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Marble | Ore |
| Phlogopite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | SHALE SAMPLE 320 SHOWED ANOMALOUS AMOUNTS IN PERCENT OF FE 7 , CA 2 , TI 0.7 AND IN PPM B 2,000 , NI 70 , V 300 , ZR 200 |
|---|---|
| Result | AND IN DEBRIE SHALE SAMPLE 320 A IN PERCENT CA 3 , TI 0.7 , AND IN PPM B 150 , V 200 , AND ZR 150 |
| Result | AND IN MARBLE SAMPLE 320 B IN PERCENT MG 5 , CA 15 , AND IN PPM SR 300 , V 150 , AND ZR 150 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.3426, 35.22733 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nne Trending Folds And Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Overturned Folds |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 TO 40 E |
| Dip | 45 TO 60 NW |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Martin Marietta Aggregates Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 75M |
| Overall length | 1097.28M |
| Overall width | 350M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026364 |
SRC.REF: WHITLOW, JESSE, 1967 , USGS, PIT SAMPLES 67 JW 320 , 320 A, 320 B
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., TEXT 13 P., MAP AT 1 : 62,500
QUARRY SHOWN IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS
1967 GEOCHEM WHITLOW, J., GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES
TOPO MAP AT 1 : 24,000 , 1971
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THICKNESS OF GAFFNEY MARBLE FORMATION NOT GIVEN; INCLUDES LIMY SANDSTONE, LIMY SHALE, AND LIMY SILTSTONE |
| Deposit | STRATIGRAPHIC UNIT THAT PINCHES AND SWELLS ALONG STRIDE DUE TO FOLDING |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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