| Deposit ID | 10089944 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044409 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lyons Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.37046, 34.06903 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 162 |
| Relative position | 0.75 MILES N 19 E OF CLATWORTHY CROSSROADS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Abbeville(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Verdery(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Abbeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Savannah(hydrologic unit)
Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)
Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Sumpter National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Abbeville |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -82.37046, 34.06903 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044409 |
SLOAN, E., 1908, CATALOGUE OF THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. GEOL. SURV B 2 505 P.
MC CAULEY, C.K. AND BUTLER, J.R., 1966, GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: SOUTH CAROLINA GEOL. SURV. B 32 78 P
Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey, Series Iv, Bulletin No. 2Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey, Series Iv, Bulletin No. 2
Mccauley, C.A., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina : South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 32Mccauley, C.A., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina : South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 32
Field Obs Scgs
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1984 | 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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