| Deposit ID | 10078927 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027636 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Manganese Pits Fl - 067 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.45153, 35.11431 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 223 |
| Relative position | 4.6 KM NNW OF KINGS CREEK TOWN |
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 |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Clay | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Manganese Ox-Hydrous | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Spessartite | Gangue |
| Result | REPORTS 15 TO 57 PERCENT MANGANESE METAL DEPENDING ON SKILL OF HAND SORTER |
|---|---|
| Result | ALSO ABOUT 5 PERCENT IRON |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.45153, 35.11431 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 600M |
| Width | 30M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 15M |
| Commodity type | Both |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1940 |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027636 |
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. 12 , 13 , TEXT 13 P.
ESPENSHADE, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, TEXT 5 P.
SYMBOL LOCATES PIT IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION
1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MN OCCURRENCES
TOPO 1971
Keith, Arthur, 1931 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Folio No. 222: USGS Geol. Atlas Of The U.S., Mine Text P. 12 , 13 , Text 13 P.Keith, Arthur, 1931 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Folio No. 222: USGS Geol. Atlas Of The U.S., Mine Text P. 12 , 13 , Text 13 P.
Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 4 , Text 5 P.Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 4 , Text 5 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANGANESE MASSES IN MANGANIFEROUS BELT; AVERAGE WIDTH 22 TO 30 M, IN PLACES 90 M, AND LENGTH OF 300 M TO 600 M, SEVERAL PARALLEL ZONES MAY OCCUR 150 M TO 300 M APART; MANGANESE OXIDES DECREASE AT DEPTH, ABOUT 15 M |
| Deposit | BATTLEGROUND UNIT SERICITE TO PHYLLITIC SCHIST ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-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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