South Carolina · Cherokee County
Past Producer

Piedmont Springs Barite Occurrence

Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States
Barium-Barite
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Description

Unknown

Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeBarite Vein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlBarite Veins Enclosed In White Sericite Schist
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
Geology
Host rockGranite · Battleground Schist
Associated rockGranite
StructureSericite Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10078192
MRDS IDW026377
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.08321, -81.41672
References
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. 13 , TEXT 25 P.BARITE SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,0001949 OTHER VAN HORN, S. C. STATE, MINE INVESTIGATION AND ORE CHARACTERISTICVan 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, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.AbandonedVAN HORN, 1949