Commodities
PrimaryClay, Manganese
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlGarnetiferous Manganiferous Schist Lenses Or Sericite Schist Layers
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrolusite, Manganese Ox-Hydrous, Wad
GangueMagnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1940
Discovery year1940
Identification
Deposit ID10078925
MRDS IDW027632
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.13321, -81.42122
References
SRC.REF: KEITH, 1931KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. FOLIO NO. 222: USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., MINE TEXT P. 12 , 13 , TEXT 13 P.SYMBOL LOCATES PITS IN GROVER TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000ESPENSHADE, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, MINE TEXT P. 4 , 5 , TEXT 5 P.1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MINE DESCRIPTIONKeith, 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.Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 4 , Text 5 P.Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 4 , Text 5 P.TOPO, 1971