South Carolina · Spartanburg County
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Tyger River

Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
ThoriumTitaniumZirconium
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Commodities
PrimaryThorium, Titanium, Zirconium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer-Modern-Fluvial
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsMonazite, Zircon, Rutile, Ilmenite
GangueMagnesioferrite, Epidote, Garnet, Magnetite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
Identification
Deposit ID10069112
MRDS IDW002511
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.86681, -81.99983
References
WILLIMAS, LLOYD, 1967, HEAVY MINERALS IN SOUTH CAROLINA: SOUTH CAROLINA STATE DEVELOP BOARD, DIV. GEOLOGY, BULL. 35, P. 35HANSEN, L.A., AND CUPPELS, N.P., 1955, MONAZITE PLACER AT THE JUNCTION OF THE NORTH TYGER RIVER WITH THE MIDDLE TYGER RIVER, SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM. REPT. RME-3117, P. 22 (PREPARED BY U.S. BUREAU OF MINES AND USGS)Williams, Lloyd, 1967, Heavy Minerals In South Carolina: South Carolina State Develop. Board, Div. Geology, Bull. 35, P. 35Williams, Lloyd, 1967, Heavy Minerals In South Carolina: South Carolina State Develop. Board, Div. Geology, Bull. 35, P. 35Kline, M.H., Griffith, R.F., And Hansen, L.A., 1954, Hollow Creek Monazite Placer, Aiken County, South Carolina: U.S. Atomic Energy Energy Commission, Report, Rme-3127, 29pp.Kline, M.H., Griffith, R.F., And Hansen, L.A., 1954, Hollow Creek Monazite Placer, Aiken County, South Carolina: U.S. Atomic Energy Energy Commission, Report, Rme-3127, 29pp.WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1967