Boles Occurrence

Unknown in Edgefield county in South Carolina, United States with commodities Kyanite, Pyrophyllite, Corundum, Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093400
MRDS ID W007512
Record type Site
Current site name Boles Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Strom Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.03895, 33.94283 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Edgefield(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Limestone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Clark Hill Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Athens(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Stevens(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Edgefield

Comments on the location information

  • Limestone 7.5 Quad At Boles Mountain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kyanite Primary
Pyrophyllite Primary
Corundum Primary
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diaspore Ore
Pyrophyllite Ore
Corundum Ore
Kyanite Ore
Andalusite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.03895, 33.94283

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ANDALUSITE OCCURS WITH DIASPORE, KYANITE, CORUNDUM, AND PYROPNYLLITE IN FINE - GRAINED QUARTZ ROCK THAT MAKES LEDGES AS MUCH AS 30 FEET WIDE AND ABUNDANT FLOAT ALONG DISTANCE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS.
  • CAROLINA SLATE BELT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • THE GEOLOGY OF BOTH THE DEPOSIT AND ITS VICINITY SHOULD BE STUDIED

Comments on development

  • UNDEVELOPED

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-OCT-1998 Espenshade, Gilbert H.(Maybin, A.H. South Carolina Geological Survey Changed 7,8,10,11,12, 21,22
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary

Beyond USGS

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