Mine detail: Kings Creek Sericite Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.07071, -81.43513

Resource(N)

Primary: Clay
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic Stratiform
Production size: Medium
Development status: Unknown
First production started: 1952

Geology

Host rock:Battleground Schist
Host type:Schist
Alteration processes:Weathering Of Bedrock

References

MRDSW022376
DEP10075718
Reference{Deposit:: UNPUBLISHED DATA,S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY}{Deposit:: KEITH,A. AND STERRETT,D.B.,1931,DESCRIPTION OF THE GAFFNEY AND KINGS MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLES : U.S.G.S,GEOL.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.}{Deposit:: Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.Keith, A. And Sterrett, D.B., 1931, Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles: U.S.G.S., Geol. Atlas Folio Ser., No. 222, 13 P.}
ReporterNicholson, S.W., Maybin, Arthur H. III