South Carolina · Laurens County
Past Producer

Powers Mine

Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
Vermiculite
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Commodities
PrimaryVermiculite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphosed Igneous Intrusion
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formPOD
Materials
Ore mineralsVermiculite
GangueSphene, Apatite, Microcline, Tremolite, Augite, Biotite
Geology
Associated rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock
AlterationWeathering
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10106163
MRDS IDW030717
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.47342, -82.00174
References
LIBBY, S.C., 1975, THE ORIGIN OF POTASSIC ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS IN THE ENOREE "VERMICULITE" DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA: 116 P., UNPUBLISHED PH.D. DISSERATION, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV., UNIVERSITY PARK, PALibby, S.C., 1975, The Origin Of Potassic Ultramafic Rocks In The Enoree Vermiculite District, South Carolina: Unpublished Ph.D., University Of Pennsylvania, University Park, Pa, 136 Pp.Libby, S.C., 1975, The Origin Of Potassic Ultramafic Rocks In The Enoree Vermiculite District, South Carolina: Unpublished Ph.D., University Of Pennsylvania, University Park, Pa, 136 Pp.Field Obs Scgs