Mine detail: Gaffney Mine

Location:	Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long:	35.08291, -81.58263
dep_id:	10081904
mrds_id:	W044331
Commodity type:	nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Clay
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Metamorphic
Production size:	Large ammount of material produced
Development status:	Unknown
ore:	Slate
orebody_fm:	TABULAR
work_type:	Surface
alteration:	Weathering Of Bedrock
Reporter:	Maybin, Arthur H. III, Nicholson, S.W.
hrock_unit:	Blacksburg Schist
hrock_type:	Phyllite
References:	Deposit:: UNPUBLISHED DATA, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Deposit:: KEITH, A. AND STERRETT, D.B., 1931, DESCRIPTION OF THE GAFFNEY AND KINGS MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLES, U.S.G.S., GEOL.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