Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic Stratiform
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEINS AND LENSES
Ore controlNear Contact Of Battleground Schist And Bessemer Granite
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueSericite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Battleground Schist
StructureBattleground Schist Strikes N45e And Dips 30 To 60se.
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1930
Identification
Deposit ID10078181
MRDS IDW026362
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.15431, -81.35512
References
KEITH,A. AND STERREH,D.B.,1931.DESCRIPTION OF THE GAFFNEY AND KINGS MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLES : U.S.G.S.,GEOL. ATLAS FOLIO SER.,NO.222 13P.(P.10-THE WYATT MINE IS DISCUSSED IN THE PARAGRAPH ABOUT "AN OLD MINE" UNDER THE OTHER DEPOSITS SECTION)VAN HORN,E.C.,LEGRAND,J.R. AND MCMURRAY,L.L.,1949,GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT,S.C. RESEARCH,PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD,BULLETIN 18,P.13.MCCAULEY,C.K.,1962,BARIUM RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C.STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. DIV.OF GEOLOGY, BULL.27,22 P.Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.(P.10-The Wyatt Mine Is Discussed In The Paragraph About An Old Mine" Under The Other Deposits Section)Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.(P.10-The Wyatt Mine Is Discussed In The Paragraph About An Old Mine" Under The Other Deposits Section)Van Horn,E.C., Legrand,J.R., Mcmurray,L.L.,1949, Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: South Carolina Research, Planning And Development Board, Div.Of Geology, Bull.No.18, P.15.Van Horn,E.C., Legrand,J.R., Mcmurray,L.L.,1949, Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: South Carolina Research, Planning And Development Board, Div.Of Geology, Bull.No.18, P.15.