Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic Stratiform
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formVEINS AND LENSES
Ore controlBarite Veins Enclosed In White Sericite Schist
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueSericite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Battleground Schist
StructureSericite Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1890
Last production1931
Identification
Deposit ID10078194
MRDS IDW026380
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.07371, -81.43483
References
VAN HORN,E.C.,LEGRAND,J.R.,MCMURRAY,L.L.,1949,GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT: 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.222,13P.Van Horn,E.C.,Legrand,J.R.,Mcmurray,L.L.,1949,Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: 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: 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.Abandoned