| Deposit ID | 10078200 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026388 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | John Childers Barite Occurrence |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.48203, 35.08041 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 180 |
| Relative position | 4.2 KM WNW OF KINGS CREEK; EXACT MINE LOCATION NOT KNOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(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 | Cherokee |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.48203, 35.08041 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026388 |
VAN HORN, E. C., LE GRAND, J. R., AND MC MURRAY, L. L., 1949 , GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT, RESEARCH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BULL. NO. 18 , MINE TEXT P. 16 , TEXT 25 P.
OCCURRENCE IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
1949 OTHER VAN HORN, S. C. STATE, MINE INVESTIGATION AND ORE CHARACTERISTIC
VAN HORN, 1949
Van Horn, E. C., Le Grand, J. R., And Mc Murray, L. L., 1949 Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt, Research Planning And Development Board, State Of South Carolina, Bull. No. 18 , Mine Text P. 17 , Text 2Van Horn, E. C., Le Grand, J. R., And Mc Murray, L. L., 1949 Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt, Research Planning And Development Board, State Of South Carolina, Bull. No. 18 , Mine Text P. 17 , Text 2
Abandoned
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION LACKING; NOT PROSPECTED |
| 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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