Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeManganiferous Quartz Veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlGarnetiferous Manganiferous Schist Lenses At Top Of Battleground Schist Unit
Materials
Ore mineralsManganese Ox-Hydrous
GangueMagnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10086671
MRDS IDW027634
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.10701, -81.46173
References
SRC.REF: KEITH, 1931KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. FOLIO NO. 222: USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., MINE TEXT P. 12 , 13 , TEXT 13 P.ESPENSHADE, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, MINE TEXT P. 4 , TEXT 5 P.SYMBOLS LOCATE PITS IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MN OCCURRENCESKeith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P. Mine Text P. 12 , 13 , Symbol Locates Prospect On Map At 1:62,500 ,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, 13 P. Mine Text P. 12 , 13 , Symbol Locates Prospect On Map At 1:62,500 ,ESPENSHADE, 1942