Mine detail: Gaffney Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.08291, -81.58263

Resource(N)

Primary: Clay
Ore: Slate
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Blacksburg Schist
Host type:Phyllite
Alteration processes:Weathering Of Bedrock

References

MRDSW044331
DEP10081904
Reference{Deposit:: UNPUBLISHED DATA, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY}{Deposit:: KEITH, A. AND STERRETT, D.B., 1931, DESCRIPTION OF THE GAFFNEY AND KINGS MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLES, U.S.G.S., GEOL.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.}{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:: Field Obs Scgs}
ReporterMaybin, Arthur H. III, Nicholson, S.W.