South Carolina · Laurens County
Producer

Patterson #6 Mine

Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
Vermiculite
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Commodities
PrimaryVermiculite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphosed Igneous Intrusion
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formPOD
Materials
Ore mineralsVermiculite
GangueSphene, Apatite, Microcline, Tremolite, Augite, Biotite
Geology
Associated rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock
AlterationWeathering
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10079944
MRDS IDW030720
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.61682, -81.94794
References
LIBBY, S.C., 1975, THE ORIGIN OF POTASSIC ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS IN THE ENOREE "VERMICULITE" DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA: 116 P., UNPUBLISHED PH.D. DISSERATION, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV., UNIVERSITY PARK, PALibby, S.C., 1975, The Origin Of Potassic Ultramafic Rocks In The Enoree Vermiculite District, South Carolina: Unpublished Ph.D., University Of Pennsylvania, University Park, Pa, 136 Pp.Libby, S.C., 1975, The Origin Of Potassic Ultramafic Rocks In The Enoree Vermiculite District, South Carolina: Unpublished Ph.D., University Of Pennsylvania, University Park, Pa, 136 Pp.Active Dhec Permit 048, Patterson Vermiculite Company, Route 1, Box 93, Enoree, Sc 29335