South Carolina · Cherokee County
Past Producer

John Childers 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
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10078200
MRDS IDW026388
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.08041, -81.48203
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 , TEXT 25 P.OCCURRENCE IN KINGS CREEK 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 , Text 2Van 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 , Text 2AbandonedVAN HORN, 1949