| Deposit ID | 60001699 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007511 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Piedmont Kyn Belt |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.99983, 34.00014 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | BELT FROM ABOUT LAT. 34 DEG 52 MIN N, LONG. 82 DEG 0 MIN W NE TO N.C. LINE.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = ATHENS 1:250000 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Greenwood(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Good Hope(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newberry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spartanburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Stevens(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Laurens |
| United States | South Carolina | Cherokee |
| United States | South Carolina | Spartanburg |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kyanite | Primary |
| (1) | -81.99983, 34.00014 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
SMITH, L. L., 1945, SILLIMANITE IN SOUTH CAROLINA ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 40, P. 298 - 304.
HUDSON, W. C., 1946, EXPLORATION OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA SILLIMANITE DEPOSITS: U.S. BUREAU MINES REPT. INV. 3927.
OVERSTREET, W. C. AND GRIFFITTS, W. R., 1955, APPALACHIAN, INNER PIEDMONT BELT, IN GUIDES TO SOUTHEASTERN GEOLOGY, R. J. RUSSELL, ED., GEOL. SOC. AMERICA.
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