Mine detail: Green Property Northern Pit

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Location:	Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long:	35.13321, -81.42122
dep_id:	10078925
mrds_id:	W027632
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Clay, Manganese
Trace mineral:	Iron
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Metamorphic
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Unknown
ore:	Pyrolusite, Manganese Ox-Hydrous, Wad
gangue:	Magnetite, Quartz, Spessartite
orebody_fm:	LINEAR
work_type:	Surface
ore_ctrl:	Garnetiferous Manganiferous Schist Lenses Or Sericite Schist Layers
Reporter:	*gostino, John P., Nicholson, S.W.
hrock_type:	Schist
Year first produced:	1940
disc_yr:	1940
References:	Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: KEITH, 1931 Deposit:: KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. FOLIO NO. 222: USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U.S., MINE TEXT P. 12 , 13 , TEXT 13 P. Deposit:: SYMBOL LOCATES PITS IN GROVER TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000 Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, MINE TEXT P. 4 , 5 , TEXT 5 P. Deposit:: 1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION Deposit:: 1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G. H., MINE DESCRIPTION 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:: Espenshade, G. H., 1942 , Gaffney-Kings Mountain S.C. - N.C. Manganese Occurrences: USGS Mineral Deposits Office File Report, Mine Text P. 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. 4 , Text 5 P. Production:: TOPO, 1971