Commodities
PrimaryThorium, Titanium, Zirconium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer-Modern-Beach
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlBiotite Granite Gneiss Intruded By Pegmatite, Diabase, & Gabbro Underlies Placer Deposit
Materials
Ore mineralsMonazite, Zircon, Rutile, Ilmenite
GangueMagnesioferrite, Garnet, Quartz, Epidote, Magnetite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
Identification
Deposit ID10069119
MRDS IDW002531
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.48342, -82.13315
References
WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1967, HEAVY MINERALS IN SOUTH CAROLINA: SOUTH CAROLINA STATE DEVELOP. BOARD, DIV. GEOLOGY, BULL. 35, P. 35HANSEN, L. A., AND CALDWELL, D. W., 1955, MONAZITE PLACERS ON RABON CREEK, LAURENS COUNTY, AND BIG GENEROSTEE CREEK, ANDERSON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM. REPT. RME-3118, P. 25 (PREPARED BY U.S. BUREAU OF MINES AND USGS)1953 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES-DRILLING TO DETERMIN HEAVY MINERAL RESOURCEWilliams, 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. 35Mccauley, C. K., 1960, Exploration For Heavy Minerals On Hilton Head Island, South Carolina: South Carolina State Development Board, Division Of Geology, Bulletin 26Mccauley, C. K., 1960, Exploration For Heavy Minerals On Hilton Head Island, South Carolina: South Carolina State Development Board, Division Of Geology, Bulletin 26