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Blackmon Mine

Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States
GoldMica
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryMica
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeHot Spring
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formWIDE ZONE (TABULAR )
Ore controlWide Zone Of Alteration With Quartz Lenses And Pods
Materials
Ore mineralsSericite, Pyrite, Gold
GangueKaolinite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockFelsic Volcanic Rock · Persimmon Fork Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
AlterationSericitic, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1840
Last production1906
Discovery year1840
Identification
Deposit ID10084596
MRDS IDW101992
Alternate namesHegler
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.66012, -80.5834
References
BUTLER, 1980; BUTLER HOWELL, 1976; MCCAULEY AND BUTLER, 1966; PARDEE AND PARK, 1948Butler, J.R., 1980, Reconnaissance Geologic Map And Mineral Deposit Locations In The Smyrna Region, York And Cherokee Counties, S.C. : South Carolina Geological Survey, Open File Report-21.Butler, J.R., 1980, Reconnaissance Geologic Map And Mineral Deposit Locations In The Smyrna Region, York And Cherokee Counties, S.C. : South Carolina Geological Survey, Open File Report-21.Pardee, J.T., And Park, C.F., Jr., 1948, Gold Deposits Of The Southern Piedmont: U.S.G.S. Professional Paper 213, 156 Pp.Pardee, J.T., And Park, C.F., Jr., 1948, Gold Deposits Of The Southern Piedmont: U.S.G.S. Professional Paper 213, 156 Pp.Butler, J.R. And Howell, D.E., 1976, Geology Of The Taxahaw Quadrangle, Lancaster County, South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey, Geological Notes, V. 20, No. 4, P. 133-149.Butler, J.R. And Howell, D.E., 1976, Geology Of The Taxahaw Quadrangle, Lancaster County, South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey, Geological Notes, V. 20, No. 4, P. 133-149.Mccauley, C.A., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina : South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 32Mccauley, C.A., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina : South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 32Field Obs ScgsPARDEE AND PARK, 1948, P. 112.