| Deposit ID | 10079084 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027978 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gneiss Rock Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.43733, 35.12841 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 198 |
| Relative position | 4.8 KM SSE OF GROVER, N.C. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Grover(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 |
|---|---|
| Stone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gneiss | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.43733, 35.12841 |
|---|
| General form | LAYERS |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1850 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027978 |
LIEBER, OSCAR M., 1856 , REPORT ON THE SURVEY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, FIRST ANN. REPT. TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF SOUTH CAROLINA: COLUMBIA, S. C., R. W. GIBBES, STATE PRINTER, TEXT 135 P., QUARRY ON GEOL. MAP AT 1:125,000
QUARRY IN GROVER TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1856 RECON LIEBER, STATE S.C., MINE
LIEBER, 1856
Lieber, Oscar M., 1857 , Report On The Survey Of South Carolina, Second Ann. Rept. To The General Assembly Of South Carolina: Columbia, S.C., R.W.Gibbes, State Printer, Text 145 P., Mine Located On Geol. Map At 1:125,000Lieber, Oscar M., 1857 , Report On The Survey Of South Carolina, Second Ann. Rept. To The General Assembly Of South Carolina: Columbia, S.C., R.W.Gibbes, State Printer, Text 145 P., Mine Located On Geol. Map At 1:125,000
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROBABLY OUTCROP OF HARD ROCK LAYERS |
| Deposit | ROAN GNEISS IN PLACES INTRUDED BY HARD GRANITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1978 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | Mine In Grover Topo Quad At 1:24, |
| 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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