Alexander Sillimanite Prospect

Prospect in Spartanburg county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Kyanite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10202128
MAS/MILS ID 0450830009
Record type Site
Current site name Alexander Sillimanite Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.95954, 35.7562 (WGS84)
Elevation 207

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McDowell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ashford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hickory(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)

Federal lands

Pisgah National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Croatan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Spartanburg

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kyanite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.95954, 35.7562

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Grace Co., W. R.
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF:ESPENSHADE AND POTTER,1960,USGS PROF PAPER 336,P 107

  • Deposit

    REF: HICKMAN, 1947, U. S. B. M. R. I. 4118, P 1-4, FIG. 1, 2

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Coordinate doesn't match listed state

The coordinates (35.7562, -81.9595) appear to be in North Carolina or Tennessee, but this record is listed as being in South Carolina. The location data may be incorrect.