Mine detail: Wateree River

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Location: Sumter County, South Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.93343, -80.5998
dep_id: 10068625
mrds_id: W001775
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Placer , Modern , Fluvial (Gravel Bar)
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Unknown
ore: Magnetite, Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, Ilmenite
gangue: Tourmaline, Staurolite, Kyanite, Garnet, Hornblende, Epidote
Reporter: Nicholson, S.W., Cooper, Margaret
References:
  • Deposit:: 1. WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1967, HEAVY MINERALS IN SOUTH CAROLINA: SOUTH CAROLINA STATE DEVELOP. BOARD, DIV. GEOLOGY, BULL. 35, 35 P.
  • Deposit:: SHUFFLEBARGER, T. E., JR., 1958, TITANIUM MINERALS IN THE VALLEY OF THE WATEREE RIVER, KERSHAW, RICHLAND, AND SUMTER COUNTIES, SOUTH CAROLINA: SOUTH CAROLINA STATE DEVELOP. BOARD, DIV. GEOLOGY, MONTHLY BULL., V. 2, NO. 4, P. 23-32.
  • Deposit:: Williams, Lloyd, 1967, Heavy Minerals In South Carolina: South Carolina State Develop. Board, Div. Geology, Bull. 35, 35 P.Williams, Lloyd, 1967, Heavy Minerals In South Carolina: South Carolina State Develop. Board, Div. Geology, Bull. 35, 35 P.
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