Commodities
PrimaryThorium, Titanium, Zirconium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer-Modern-Fluvial
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlBiotite Granite Gneiss With Diabase Intrusions Underlies Place Deposit
Materials
Ore mineralsMonazite, Zircon, Rutile, Ilmenite
GangueMagnesioferrite, Garnet, Quartz, Epidote, Magnetite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
Identification
Deposit ID10069120
MRDS IDW002533
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.48342, -82.76657
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 DETERMINE 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. 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 Commission, Report, Rme-3118, 26 Pp.Hansen, 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 Commission, Report, Rme-3118, 26 Pp.