| Deposit ID | 10105976 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026350 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chimney Barite Place Northern Workings |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.2801, 35.20789 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 229 |
| Relative position | 7 KM SOUTHEAST 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 |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Roan Gneiss |
| Rock description | Roan Gneiss |
| (1) | -81.2801, 35.20789 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Battleground Schist Strikes N 45 E And Dips 30 To 60 Se |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | Kings Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 3M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026350 |
VAN HORN, E. C., LE GRAND, J. R., AND MC MURRAY, L. L., 1949 , GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT, RESEARCH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BULL. NO. 18 , MINE TEXT P. 12 , TEXT 25 P.
MINE SITE IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS
1949 OTHER VAN HORN, S. C. STATE, MINE INVESTIGATIONS AND ORE CHARACTERISTICS
1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., STRUCTURE
VAN HORN, E. C., 1949
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BARITE KNOWN FOR 360 M ALONG STRIKE, WITH WIDTH OF 120 M, INCLUDES WORKINGS OF MAIN SHAFT; CRAIG BARITE PROPERTY ADJOINS TO NORTH |
| Deposit | MOST BARITE MINES AND OCCURRENCES NEAR CONTACT OF BATTLEGROUND SCHIST AND BESSEMER GRANITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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