Mine detail: Northeast Barite Pit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.07371, -81.43483

Resource(B)

Primary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite, Copper, Lead
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Sericite, Quartz
Orebody form: VEINS AND LENSES

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic Stratiform
Production size: Medium
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1890
Last production ended: 1931

Geology

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

References

MRDSW026380
DEP10078194
Reference{Deposit:: VAN HORN,E.C.,LEGRAND,J.R.,MCMURRAY,L.L.,1949,GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT: 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.222,13P.}{Deposit:: Van Horn,E.C.,Legrand,J.R.,Mcmurray,L.L.,1949,Geology And Preliminary Ore Dressing Studies Of The Carolina Barite Belt: 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: 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}
ReporterNicholson, S.W., Maybin, Arthur H. III, Maybin, Arthur H. III (Zupan, Alan-Jon W.)