| Deposit ID | 10078267 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026515 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gaffney Lime Company |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.64903, 35.05401 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 229 |
| Relative position | 2.1 KM SOUTH OF GAFFNEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gaffney(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 |
|---|---|
| Marble, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Marble | Ore |
| Graphite | Gangue |
| Phlogopite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | SLOAN REPORTED BLUISH GRAY MARBLE BEDS IN BASAL UNIT CONTAIN 97 PERCENT CALCIUM CARBONATE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.64903, 35.05401 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 E |
| Dip | 20 TO 40 SE |
| Thickness | 9M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 22.5M |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1913 |
| Year of first production | 1914 |
| District name | Gaffney Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gaffney Lime Co |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 457.2M |
| Overall width | 220M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026515 |
SRC.REF: KEITH, 1931
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 QUARRY ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
QUARRY LOCATED IN GAFFNEY 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 Pit On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.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 Pit On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GAFFNEY MARBLE DEFORMED, BROAD UNIT IN THIS AREA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | ONLY BLUISH GRAY BEDS OF HIGH GRADE LIMESTONE USED FOR LIME; QUARRY LIMITED BY THICKNESS OF OVERBURDEN, ABOUT 9 M |
| Deposit | 97 % Caco3 Lime|Crushed Rock ? |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| 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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