Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic Stratiform
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEINS AND LENSES
Ore controlBarite Veins Enclosed In White Sericite Schist
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite
GangueSericite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Battleground Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1931
Last production1966
Identification
Deposit ID10105979
MRDS IDW026384
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.07151, -81.43403
References
VAN HORN, E.C.: LEGRAND, J.R.: MCMURRAY, L.L., 1949, GEOLOGY NAND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT: RESEARCH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOL., BULL. NO.18, P.15KEITH, A AND STERRETT, D.B., 1931, DESCRIPTION OF THE GAFFNEY AND KINGS MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLES: U.S.G.S., GEOL. ATLAS FOLIO SER., NO.222, 13P.MCCAULEY, C.K., 1962, BARIUM RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOLOGY, BULL. NO. 27, 22P.WILSON, L.G., 1958, BARITE AT KINGS CREEK: S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOLOGY, MINERAL INDUSTRIES LABORATORY MONTHLY BULLETIN, VOL. 2, NO.6, P.40-45.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 , Mine Text P. 17 , TextVan 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. 17 , TextAbandoned