Mine detail: T. C. Denton Manganese Prospect

Previously called 'Jeff Martin Farm'

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Location: Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.08261, -81.50343
dep_id: 10078908
mrds_id: W027611
Commodity type: metallic
Trace mineral: Iron, Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Manganiferous Quartz Veins
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Unknown
ore: Pyrolusite, Manganese Ox-Hydrous, Wad
gangue: Magnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
orebody_fm: LINEAR
ore_ctrl: Garnetiferous Manganiferous Schist Lenses At Top Of Battleground Schist Unit
Reporter: Nicholson, S.W., *gostino, John P.
hrock_type: Schist
disc_yr: 1900
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: ESPENSHADE, 1942
  • Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, MINE TEXT P. 3,4, TEXT 5 P.
  • Deposit:: PROSPECT SITE IN BLACKSBURG SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
  • Deposit:: 1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MN OCCURRENCE
  • Deposit:: Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 3,4, Text 5 P.Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 3,4, Text 5 P.
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