South Carolina · Anderson County
Past Producer

Gaillard Mine

Anderson County, South Carolina, United States
Mica
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Description

Probably Joseph J. Fretwell

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
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1943
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10080751
MRDS IDW032103
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.35843, -82.80207
References
STERRETT, D.B., 1923, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOLOGIRAL SURVEY BULL. 740, P282-283GRIFFITTS, W.R. AND OLSON, J.C., 1953, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PP248-E, P295, P302SLOAN, E., 1908, CATALOGUE OF THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER.4, BULL. NO.2, P.144Sterrett, D.B., 1923, Mica Deposits Of The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bull. 740, P282-283Sterrett, D.B., 1923, Mica Deposits Of The United States: U.S. Geological Survey Bull. 740, P282-283Sloan, 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. 2Griffitts, W.R. And Olson, J.C., 1953, Mica Deposits Of The Southeastern Piedmont: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 248-E, P. 295, P. 302Griffitts, W.R. And Olson, J.C., 1953, Mica Deposits Of The Southeastern Piedmont: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 248-E, P. 295, P. 302Field Obs Scgs