South Carolina · York County
Unknown

Piedmont Springs Barite Mine

York County, South Carolina, United States
Barium-Barite
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Description

Unknown

Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeBarite Vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlBarite Veins Enclosed In White Sericite Schist, Nearly Conformable To Country Rock Foliation
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
Geology
Host rockDiabase,Granite · Battleground Schist
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
First production1900
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10105978
MRDS IDW026375
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.09291, -81.39922
References
KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 10 , SYMBOL LOCATES MINE ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.MINE SITE IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000VAN 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 , MINE TEXT P. 13 , TEXT 25 P.1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATIONS1949 OTHER VAN HORN, S. C. STATE, MINE INVESTIGATION AND ORE CHARACTERISTICSKeith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p., Mine Text P. 10 , Symbol Locates Mine On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p., Mine Text P. 10 , Symbol Locates Mine On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Van Horn,E.C., Legrand,J.R., Mcmurray,L.L.,1949, Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: South Carolina Research, Planning And Development Board, Div.Of Geology, Bull.No.18, P.15.Van Horn,E.C., Legrand,J.R., Mcmurray,L.L.,1949, Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: South Carolina Research, Planning And Development Board, Div.Of Geology, Bull.No.18, P.15.VAN HORN, 1949