| Deposit ID | 10078659 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027117 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Emerald Occurrence Gl - 032 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.58233, 35.23205 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 219 |
| Relative position | 6.2 KM A LITTLE SOUTH OF DUE WEST FROM PATTERSON SPRINGS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cleveland(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blacksburg North(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 | North Carolina | Cleveland |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Soapstone, Pyroxenite, And Allied Basic Rocks | ||||||||
| Rock description | Soapstone, Pyroxenite, And Allied Basic Rocks | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Rock unit name | Roan Gneiss |
| Rock description | Roan Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.58233, 35.23205 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1909 |
| District name | Gaffney Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027117 |
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 12 , SYMBOL LOCATES SITE ON MAP AT 1:62,500 TEXT 13 P.
OCCURRENCE LOCATED IN BLACKSBURG NORTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION
KEITH, 1931
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION LACKING; AT THE OLD PLANTATION MINE ABOUT 225 M TO THE NORTHEAST, SMALL PEGMATITE DIKES YIELDED SMALL AMOUNTS OF EMERALDS AND AQUAMARINES |
| Deposit | HORNBLENDE GABBRO MASS INCLOSED BY ROAN GNEISS WHICH IS INTRUDED BY WHITESIDE GRANITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1977 | D'Agostino, John | U.S. Geological Survey |
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