| Deposit ID | 10079957 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030736 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gideon Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.88174, 34.62982 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 168 |
| Relative position | 4.95 MILES S 76 DEG E OF ENOREE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Spartanburg(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Enoree(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Spartanburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spartanburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Enoree(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Spartanburg |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Vermiculite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Vermiculite | Ore |
| Sphene | Gangue |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Microcline | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Augite | Gangue |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock |
| (1) | -81.88174, 34.62982 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Enoree Vermiculite District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Grace Co., W. R., Zonolite Division |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.066HA |
| Overall depth | 2.44M |
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Overall width | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030736 |
LIBBY, S.C., 1975, THE ORIGIN OF POTASSIC ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS IN THE ENOREE "VERMICULITE" DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA: 116 P., UNPUBLISHED PH.D. DISSERATION, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV., UNIVERSITY PARK, PA
Libby, S.C., 1975, The Origin Of Potassic Ultramafic Rocks In The Enoree Vermiculite District, South Carolina: Unpublished Ph.D., University Of Pennsylvania, University Park, Pa, 136 Pp.Libby, S.C., 1975, The Origin Of Potassic Ultramafic Rocks In The Enoree Vermiculite District, South Carolina: Unpublished Ph.D., University Of Pennsylvania, University Park, Pa, 136 Pp.
Field Obs Scgs
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Updated 10/98 Ahm Scgs |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Gibson, Gregory A. (Zupan, Alan-Jon | South Carolina Geological Survey | Field Obs |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1998 | Maybin, Arthur H. III | South Carolina 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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