| Deposit ID | 10089939 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044353 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Roberts Mine |
| Related records | 10275265 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.44703, 35.11871 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 201 |
| Relative position | 3.2 MILES N 11 W OF KINGS CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kings Creek(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 |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Schist | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Blacksburg Schist (Manganese Schist Member) | ||||
| Rock description | Blacksburg Schist (Manganese Schist Member) | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -81.44703, 35.11871 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ashe Brick Co. |
| Home office | Van Wyck, Sc 29744 803 283-2036 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 17500HA |
| Overall depth | 9.14M |
| Overall length | 76.2M |
| Overall width | 21.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044353 |
KEITH, A. AND STERRETT, D.B., 1931, DESCRIPTION OF THE GAFFNEY AND KINGS MOUNTAIN QUADRANGES, U.S.G.S., GEOL. ATLAS FOLIO SER., NO. 222, 13P.
UNPUBLISHED DATA, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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, 13p.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, 13p.
Field Obs Scgs
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXHALATIVE MANGANESE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 01-SEP-1998 | Maybin, Arthur H. III | South Carolina Geological Survey | Field Obs |
| 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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