South Carolina · Anderson County
Past Producer

Wharton Mine

Anderson County, South Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMica Pegmatite
Model39: Mica pegmatites
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlPegmatite- Hartwell District
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueFeldspar, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1923
Identification
Deposit ID10080750
MRDS IDW032102
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.29203, -82.74957
References
STERRETT, D.B., 1923, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 740, P72-288GRIFFITTS, W.R., AND OLSON, J.C., 1953 MICA DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PP248E, P.293-324SLOAN, E., 1908, CATALOGUE OF THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SERIES 4, BULL. NO.2, PP.144-145Sterrett, D.B., 1923, Mica Deposits Of The United States U.S. Geological Survey Bull. 740, P72-288Sterrett, D.B., 1923, Mica Deposits Of The United States U.S. Geological Survey Bull. 740, P72-288Griffitts, W.R., And Olson, J.C., 1953, Mica Deposits Of The Southeastern Piedmont: U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 248e, P. 293-324Griffitts, W.R., And Olson, J.C., 1953, Mica Deposits Of The Southeastern Piedmont: U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 248e, P. 293-324Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey, Series Iv, Bulletin No. 2Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey, Series Iv, Bulletin No. 2Field Obs Scgs