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Unnamed Feldpar Mine

Past Producer in Union county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Feldspar
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106314
MRDS ID W044301
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Feldpar Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.76234, 34.68092 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Relative position 3.5 MILE N 15 E OF CROSS KEYS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Union(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cross Anchor(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Spartanburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spartanburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tyger(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Carolina Union

Comments on the location information

  • 3.5 Miles N15e of Cross Keys, Cross Anchor 7.5 Quad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Plagioclase Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Rock unit name Buffalo Pluton
    Rock description Buffalo Pluton
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.76234, 34.68092
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • BUFFALO PLUTON

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 0M
    Overall length 68.58M
    Overall width 45.72M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MEDLIN, J.H., THORNTON, C.P. AND GOLD, D.P., 1969. MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY OF THE BUFFALO MAFIC IGNEOUS COMPLEX, UNION CO., S.C.: SOUTHEAST. GEOL V14 NO 2 P 73-106

  • Deposit

    Medlin, J.H., Thornton, C.P. And Gold, D.P., 1969. Mineralogy And Petrology Of The Buffalo Mafic Igneous Complex, Union Co., S.C.: Southeast. Geol V14 No 2 P 73-10 6Medlin, J.H., Thornton, C.P. And Gold, D.P., 1969. Mineralogy And Petrology Of The Buffalo Mafic Igneous Complex, Union Co., S.C.: Southeast. Geol V14 No 2 P 73-10 6

  • Deposit

    Field Obs Scgs

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Updated 10/98 Ahm Scgs

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1982 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina Geological Survey Field Obs
Updater 01-OCT-1998 Maybin, Arthur H. III South Carolina Geological Survey
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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