Mine detail: Richtex Mine

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Location

Lat / long:

34.23293, -81.18562

Resource(N)

Primary:	Clay
Ore:	Shale

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Metamorphic
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Unknown

Geology

Host rock:	Richtex Formation
Host type:	Slate,Shale,Siltstone

References

MRDS	W031805
DEP	10080535
Reference	{Deposit:: BUIE, B.F. AND ROBINSON, G.C., 1940, THE DISTRIBUTION AND PROPERTIES OF THE SHALES OF S.C., SCGS BULL. NO. 1}{Deposit:: Buie, B.F. And Robinson, G.C., 1949, The Distribution And Properties Of The Shales Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey Bull. No. 19Buie, B.F. And Robinson, G.C., 1949, The Distribution And Properties Of The Shales Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geological Survey Bull. No. 19}{Deposit:: Field Obs Scgs}
Reporter	Nicholson, S.W., Gibson, Gregory A. (Zupan, Alan-Jon