North Carolina · Gaston County
Past Producer

Jones Tin Mine

Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
Tin
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Commodities
TertiaryTin
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsCassiterite, Feldspar, Garnet, Kaolinite, Muscovite, Quartz, Spodumene
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10272287
MRDS IDW026982
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.342, -81.32342
References
KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN-SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINASPRELIMINARY REPORT/ U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 936-J,TO 269.KEITH, A. & STERRETT, D. B., 1917, TIN RESOURCES OF THE KINGMOUNTAIN DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA/ U. S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 660-D, P. 132-146.GRATON, L. C., 1906, RECONNAISSANCE OF SOME GOLD AND TIN DEPOF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS/ U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETNUMBER 293, P. 31-57.GRIFFITTS, W. R. & OLSON, J. C., 1953, MICA DEPOSITS OF THESOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, PART 5 SHELBY-HICKORY DISTRICT NORTHCAROLINA/ U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 248-D,221-226.PRATT, J. H. & STERRETT, D. B., 1904, THE TIN DEPOSITS OF THCAROLINAS/ NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 19, P.HESS, F. L. & GRATON, L. C., TIN, IN EMMONS, S. F. & HAYES,1905, CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1904/ U. S. GEOLOGICSURVEY BULLETIN 260, P. 161-164, 188-195.KEITH, A. & STERRETT, D. B., 1931, GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN FOU. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC ATLAS.MAS FILES.WAR MINERAL REPORTS.