Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStatabound And Veins
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures In Gneiss Adjacent To Mafic Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper, Cuprite, Malachite, Covellite, Chalcopyrite, Gold
GangueQuartz, Barite
Geology
Host rockMica Schist
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock
AlterationChloritic
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1856
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10089932
MRDS IDW044332
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.06981, -81.17902
References
SLOAN, E., 1908, CATALOGUE OF THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA; SCGS B2BUTLER, J.R., 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF YORK COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA; SCGS B33LIEBER, O.M., 1858, REPORT ON THE SURVEY OF SOUTH CAROLINA: BEING THE SECOND ANNUAL REPORT: 145P., PUBLISHER UNKNOWN, COLUMBIA, S.C.,Sloan, 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. 2Butler, J.R., 1966, Geology And Mineral Resources Of York County: South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 65 Pp.Butler, J.R., 1966, Geology And Mineral Resources Of York County: South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 65 Pp.Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina : South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 32Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina : South Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin 32Field Obs Scgs