South Carolina · McCormick County
Past Producer

Butler Prospect

McCormick County, South Carolina, United States
Barium-BariteGoldZincCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite, Gold
TertiaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEINS, LENSES
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Felsic Pyroclastic Sequence Correlative To The Persimmon Fork Formation
Associated rockDacite · Lincolnton Metadacite
AlterationSilicification And Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1860
Identification
Deposit ID10079925
MRDS IDW030695
Alternate namesButler Hill Prospect, Barite Hill
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.87514, -82.29345
References
MCCAULEY, C.K., AND BUTLER, J.R., 1966, GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 32, 78 P. (REPRINTED 1980, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY)SLOAN, E., 1908, CATALOGUE OF THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 2, 505 P. (REPRINTED 1958, S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOL., AND 1979, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY)LIEBER, O.M., 1860, REPORT ON THE SURVEY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEING THE FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT: R.W. GIBBES, STATE PRINTER, COLUMBIA, S.C., 147 P.CARPENTER, R.H., ODOM, A.L., AND HARTLEY, M.E., III, 1978, GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SLATE BELT (ABSTR.): GEOL. SOC. AM., ABSTR. PROGRAMS, VOL. 10, NO. 4, P. 164Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina: S.C. State Development Board, Div. Of Geology, Bulletin 32, 78 P. (Reprinted 1980, S.C. Geol. Survey)Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina: S.C. State Development Board, Div. Of Geology, Bulletin 32, 78 P. (Reprinted 1980, S.C. Geol. Survey)Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2