Alexander Sillimanite Prospect

Unknown in Spartanburg county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Kyanite
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. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307076
Record type Site
Current site name Alexander Sillimanite Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.96124, 34.75292 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spartanburg(county)

South Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Moore(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 Spartanburg

Comments on the location information

  • Moore 7.5 Quad

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kyanite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sillimanite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.96124, 34.75292

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sillimanite Schist

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hickman, .R. C., 1947, Alexander-Barber Sillimanite Properties, Spartanburg County, S.C.: Us Bureau Ofmines Ri 4118Hickman, .R. C., 1947, Alexander-Barber Sillimanite Properties, Spartanburg County, S.C.: Us Bureau Ofmines Ri 4118

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Taken From Literature and Plotted On Moore 7.5 Quad

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1998 Maybin, A.H., Iii South Carolina Geological Survey From The Literature
Editor 01-DEC-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary; Added County

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.