| Deposit ID | 10080752 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032104 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Burgess Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hunter Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.64046, 34.65512 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 274 |
| Relative position | 2.6 MILES S03W OF PIERCETOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Anderson(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Five Forks(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Greenville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Seneca(hydrologic unit)
Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)
Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Anderson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 39 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 13f |
| Deposit model name | Mica pegmatites |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -82.64046, 34.65512 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N27E |
| Dip | 90 |
| Thickness | 0.46M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1889 |
| Discoverer | Bill Swayingim |
| Year of last production | 1944 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. E. Hunter |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032104 |
GRIFFITTS, W.R. AND OLSON, J.C., 1953, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT: USGS PP 248 E P295 AND 323
Griffitts, W.R., And Olson, J.C., 1953, Mica Deposits Of The Southeastern Piedmont: U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 248e, P295 And 323Griffitts, W.R., And Olson, J.C., 1953, Mica Deposits Of The Southeastern Piedmont: U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 248e, P295 And 323
Field Obs Scgs
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO PEGMATITE BODIES PRESENT. |
| Deposit | Updated 9/98 By Ahm. Scgs |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Maybin, Arthur H. III (Mittwede, Steven) | South Carolina Geological Survey | Field Obs |
| Updater | 01-SEP-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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