Description
Ledoux And Co.
Commodities
PrimaryTin, Lithium
TertiaryQuartz, Feldspar, Mica
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlNear Contact Of Two Metamorphic Rock Units
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, Spodumene
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Roan Gneiss;Carolina Gneiss
Tectonic settingNear Kings Mountain Fault System
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1888
Identification
Deposit ID10089471
MRDS IDW027014
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.21928, -81.35482
References
KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN - SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS, USGS BULL. 936 J, TABLE 18, P. 245 TO 269KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931, GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222, USGS ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 11, TEXT 13 P.PROSPECTS IN KINGS MT. TOPO QUAD AT 1: 24,0001931 GEOMAP KEITH, MINE LOCATIONS1942 RECON KESLER, MINE DESCRIPTIONSKESLER, 1941