South Carolina · Cherokee County
Past Producer

Lavender Place Barite Mine

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

Unknown

Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound Discordant
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Barite
Geology
Host rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10078199
MRDS IDW026387
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.06981, -81.50343
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. 16 , 17 , TEXT 25 P.MINE SITE IN BLACKSBURG SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,0001949 OTHER VAN HORN, S. C. STATE, MINE INVESTIGATION AND ORE CHARACTERISTICVan 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. 17 , TextVan 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. 17 , TextAbandonedVAN HORN, 1949