Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlInferred Shear Zone; En Echelon Shears?
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Galena, Sericite, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Epidote, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiabase,Granite · Roan Gneiss
StructureBattleground Schist Strikes N 45 E And Dips 30 To 60 Se, North Trending Crowders Mountain Anti Form
Tectonic settingNne Trending Folds And Faults
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10078165
MRDS IDW026342
Alternate namesLawson Barite Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.22733, -81.26649
References
VAN HORN, E. C., 1949KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 9 AND 10 , SYMBOL LOCATES MINE ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.VAN HORN, E. C., LE GRAND, J. R., AND MC MURRAY, L. L. 1949 , GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT, RESEARCH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BULL. NO. 18 , MINE TEXT P. 10 TO 12 , TEXT 25 P.MINE SITE IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,0001931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., 1931 , MINE LOCATIONS1949 OTHER VAN HORN, S. C. STATE, MINE INVESTIGATION AND ORE CHARACTERISTICS1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., STRUCTURE