Mine detail: Piedmont Springs Barite Occurrence

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Location

Lat / long: 35.08321, -81.41672

Resource(N)

Primary: Barium-Barite
Ore: Barite
Orebody form: LINEAR
Discovery year: 1900

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Barite Vein
Production size: None
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Battleground Schist
Host type:Granite
Associated type:Granite
Structure:Sericite Schist

References

MRDSW026377
DEP10078192
Reference{Deposit:: VAN HORN, E. C., LE GRAND, J. R., AND MC MURRAY, L. L., 1949 , GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT, RESEARCH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BULL. NO. 18 , MINE TEXT P. 13 , TEXT 25 P.}{Deposit:: BARITE SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000}{Deposit:: 1949 OTHER VAN HORN, S. C. STATE, MINE INVESTIGATION AND ORE CHARACTERISTIC}{Deposit:: Van Horn,E.C., Legrand,J.R., Mcmurray,L.L.,1949, Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: South Carolina Research, Planning And Development Board, Div.Of Geology, Bull.No.18, P.15.Van Horn,E.C., Legrand,J.R., Mcmurray,L.L.,1949, Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: South Carolina Research, Planning And Development Board, Div.Of Geology, Bull.No.18, P.15.}{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.}{Deposit:: Abandoned}{Production:: VAN HORN, 1949}
ReporterNicholson, S.W.