South Carolina · Cherokee County
Past Producer

Compton Mine

Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States
Clay
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Commodities
PrimaryClay
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsSchist
Geology
Host rockSchist · Blacksburg Schist (Manganese Schist Member)
AlterationWeathering Of Bedrock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10081914
MRDS IDW044352
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.11791, -81.44423
References
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, 13P.UNPUBLISHED DATA, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYKeith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13p.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, 13p.Field Obs Scgs