South Carolina · Cherokee County
Unknown

Sams Place Barite Prospect

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 controlProbably Along Mapped Fault Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueSericite
Geology
Host rockSchist
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10078203
MRDS IDW026391
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.04401, -81.54813
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. 17 , 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 2VAN HORN, 1949