Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeBarite Vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlBarite Veins Enclosed In White Sericite Schist, Nearly Conformable To Country Rock Foliation
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockGranite · Bessemer Granite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10078190
MRDS IDW026374
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.11901, -81.38592
References
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 10 , SYMBOL LOCATES MINE ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.MINE SITE IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,0001931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONKeith,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. Mine Text P. 10 , Symbol Locates Mine On Map At 1 : 62,500 ,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. Mine Text P. 10 , Symbol Locates Mine On Map At 1 : 62,500 ,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.KEITH, 1931