South Carolina · York County
Past Producer

Henry Knob Mine

York County, South Carolina, United States
KyaniteIron-Pyrite
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Description

Michael Tuomey

Commodities
PrimaryKyanite
SecondaryIron-Pyrite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlLenticular Quartzite Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Kyanite
GangueZircon, Magnetite, Lazulite, Pyrophyllite, Barite, Mica, Rutile
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1948
Last production1969
Discovery year1846
Identification
Deposit ID10106247
MRDS IDW032108
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.13011, -81.27652
References
SRC.REF: ESPENSHADE, 1960: SAMPLE NO. SY-87ESPENSHADE,G.H., AND POTTER,D.B.,1960, KYANITE, SILLIMANITE, AND ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PROF. PAPER 336, TEXT 121 P., GEOL. MAP 1:24,000.SMITH,L.L., AND NEWCOME,R.,JR., 1951, GEOLOGY OF KYANITE DEPOSITS OF HENRY KNOB, SOUTH CAROLINA: ECON. GEOL. VOL. 46, NO. 7., P. 757-764.TUOMEY,M., 1848, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, P. 78SMITH,L.L., 1932, THE NONMETALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES AND THEIR VALUE TO SOUTH CAROLINA: PIT AND QUARRY, VOL. 24, NO. 9, P. 31.AVERY,W.M., 1953, KYANITE PRODUCTION-SOUTH CAROLINA FIRM COMPLETES TUNE-UP JOB ON QUARRY AND PLANT FACILITIES: PIT AND QUARRY, VOL. 45, NO. 7, P. 84-85,98.NEWCOME, ROY,JR., 1949, KYANITE AT HENRY KNOB, SOUTH CAROLINA, MS THESIS, DEPT. OF GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY AND GEOGRAPHY, UNIV. OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 22 P.1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, GEOLOGEspenshade,G.H., And Potter,D.B.,1960, Kyanite, Sillimanite, And Andalusite Deposits Of The Southeastern States: U.S. Geological Survey, Prof. Paper 336, Text 121 P., Geol. Map 1:24,000.Espenshade,G.H., And Potter,D.B.,1960, Kyanite, Sillimanite, And Andalusite Deposits Of The Southeastern States: U.S. Geological Survey, Prof. Paper 336, Text 121 P., Geol. Map 1:24,000.Smith, L.L., And Newcome, R.,Jr., 1951, Geology Of Kyanite Deposits Of Henry Knob, South Carolina: Economic Geology, V. 46, Pp. 757-764.Smith, L.L., And Newcome, R.,Jr., 1951, Geology Of Kyanite Deposits Of Henry Knob, South Carolina: Economic Geology, V. 46, Pp. 757-764.Field Obs Scgs