Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlInferred Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueChlorite, Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSchist · Roan Gneiss
Associated rockDiabase,Granite · Bessemer Granite;Diabase Dikes
StructureBattleground Schist Strikes N 45 E And Dips 30 To 60 Se, North Trending Crowders Mountain Antiform
Tectonic settingNne Trending Folds And Faults
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10093731
MRDS IDW026341
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.2415, -81.26982
References
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., PROSPECT TEXT P. 10 , PROSPECT SYMBOL ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.VAN HORN, E. C., LE GRAND, J. R., AND MC MURRAY, L. L., 1949 , GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT, RESEARCH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BULL. NO. 18 , PROSPECT TEXT P. 10 , TEXT 25 P.PROSPECT IN KINGS MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,0001931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., 1931 , MINE LOCATIONS1949 OTHER VAN HORN, S. C. STATE, MINE INVESTIGATIONS AND ORE CHARACTERISTICS1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., STRUCTUREVAN HORN, 1949