Parsons Mountain Pyrophyllite Prospect

Unknown in Abbeville county in South Carolina, United States with commodities Pyrophyllite, Andalusite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307080
Record type Site
Current site name Parsons Mountain Pyrophyllite Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.36236, 34.08343 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Abbeville(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Verdery(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Abbeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Savannah(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sumpter National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests(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 Abbeville

Comments on the location information

  • Verdery 7.5 Quad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pyrophyllite Primary
Andalusite Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrophyllite Ore
Andalusite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Rutile Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal Alteration

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.36236, 34.08343

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Pyrophyllite Quartzite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1998 Maybin, A.H., Iii South Carolina Geological Survey Field Obs
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary

Beyond USGS

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