| Deposit ID | 10089597 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027644 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | The Pinnacle Kyanite Prospects |
| Related records | 10199880 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.31065, 35.21039 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 442 |
| Relative position | 4.5 KM SE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gaston(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kings Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gastonia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)
Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Gaston |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Kyanite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Kyanite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Rutile | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Result | SMALL INDEX MAP SHOWS TWO QUARTZITE UNITS, ONE WITH 5 TO 30 PERCENT KYANITE, OTHER WITH LESS THAN 5 PERCENT KYANITE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.31065, 35.21039 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Trending Folds And Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Folds In Syncline |
| General form | LENTICULAR BODIES |
|---|---|
| Length | 700M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027644 |
SRC.REF: ESPENSHADE, 1960
ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., 1960 , KYANITE, SILLIMANITE, AND ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES, USGS, PP. 336 , TEXT 121 P., GEOL. MAP AT 1:24,000 , MINE TEXT P. 86 TO 88
LOCATED IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, GEOLOG
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | METAMORPHOSED CLAY-RICH SANDS OR SILTS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1978 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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