Mine detail: Unnamed Clay Pits Fl - 066

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Location: Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.11651, -81.43513
dep_id: 10078923
mrds_id: W027629
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Clay
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Weathering Residual
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Unknown
ore: Clay
gangue: Schist, Sericite
orebody_fm: LINEAR
alteration: In Situ Weathering
Reporter: *gostino, John P., Nicholson, S.W.
hrock_type: Schist
Year first produced: 1950
disc_yr: 1950
References:
  • Deposit:: KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. FOLIO NO. 222: USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., TEXT 13 P., GEOL. MAP AT 1:62,500
  • Deposit:: SYMBOLS LOCATES PITS IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
  • Deposit:: 1931 GEOMAP KEITH, GEOLOG
  • 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., Geol. Map At 1:62,500Keith, 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., Geol. Map At 1:62,500
  • Production:: TOPO, 1971
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