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Unnamed Gneiss Quarry Gl-107

Unknown in Cherokee county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Stone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079091
MRDS ID W027986
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Gneiss Quarry Gl-107

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.72983, 35.11821 (WGS84)
Elevation 262
Relative position 8.9 KM NW OF GAFFNEY

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Cherokee

Comments on the location information

  • WEST OF KINGS MOUNTAIN RANGE
  • West of Kings Mountain Range

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SMALL QUARRY FOR LOCAL CONSTRUCTION STONE NEEDS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gneiss Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.72983, 35.11821
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LAYERS
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1900

Mining district

District name Gaffney Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • PROBABLY VERY SMALL PRODUCTION FROM QUARRY TO SUPPLY LOCAL NEEDS

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLY MINABLE LAYERS OF HARD ROCK REMAIN

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY SITE ON TOPO MAP SHOWS NO TOPOGRAPHIC EXPRESSION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., TEXT 13 P., LOCATED BY SYMBOL ON GEOLOGIC MAP AT 1:62,500

  • Deposit

    QUARRY IN GAFFNEY TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000

  • Deposit

    1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION

  • Production

    KEITH, 1931

  • Deposit

    Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.,Located By Symbol On Geologic Map At 1:62,500Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.,Located By Symbol On Geologic Map At 1:62,500

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROBABLY OUTCROP OF HARD ROCK LAYERS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1978 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey Quarry In Gaffney Topo Quad At 1:24,000
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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