| Deposit ID | 10093778 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027609 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ryan-Purcley Sillimanite Property |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.24562, 35.15811 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 244 |
| Relative position | 3.3 KM NW OF BOWLING GREEN; CROSSES NORTH-SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
York(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gastonia South(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 | South Carolina | York |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kyanite | Primary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Sillimanite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Quartzite | Ore |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Diaspore | Gangue |
| Chloritoid | Gangue |
| Lazulite | Gangue |
| Topaz | Gangue |
| Result | ON SE SLOPE OF HILL FLOAT OF MASSIVE SILLIMANITE ROCK WITH DIASPORE CONTAINS MORE THAN 95 PERCENT FINE-GRAINED CHALKY-WHITE SILLIMANITE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -81.24562, 35.15811 |
|---|
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 18M |
| Length | 300M |
| Width | 48M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| 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 | W027609 |
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. 92 , 93
LOCATED IN GASTONIA SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, GEOLOG
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. 92 , 93Espenshade, 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. 92 , 93
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT THICK AT NOSE OF SYNCLINE; ON FLANK A SINGLE STEEPLY DIPPING BED 1 TO 4.5 M THICK EXTENDS 600 M SOUTH; METAMORPHOSED CLAY-RICH SANDS OR SILTS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1978 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | Changed,10,11,12,14,23,24 |
| 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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