| Deposit ID | 10078190 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026374 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Barite Mine Fl-114 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.38592, 35.11901 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 239 |
| Relative position | 6.9 KM NE OF KINGS CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
York(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kings Creek(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 | South Carolina | York |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Bessemer Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Bessemer Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -81.38592, 35.11901 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | V |
| Thickness | 0.6M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026374 |
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 10 , SYMBOL LOCATES MINE ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
MINE SITE IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION
KEITH, 1931
Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p. Mine Text P. 10 , Symbol Locates Mine On Map At 1 : 62,500 ,Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p. Mine Text P. 10 , Symbol Locates Mine On Map At 1 : 62,500 ,
Van Horn,E.C., Legrand,J.R., Mcmurray,L.L.,1949, Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: South Carolina Research, Planning And Development Board, Div.Of Geology, Bull.No.18, P.15.Van Horn,E.C., Legrand,J.R., Mcmurray,L.L.,1949, Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: South Carolina Research, Planning And Development Board, Div.Of Geology, Bull.No.18, P.15.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INDIVIDUAL BARITE VEINS SEVERAL CENTIMETERS TO 60 CM THICK |
| Deposit | MOST BARITE MINES AND OCCURRENCES ARE NEAR THE CONTACT OF BATTLEGROUND SCHIST AND OLDER BESSEMER GRANITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Hand - Cobbed High Grade |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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