Mine detail: Unnamed Clay Pit

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Location: Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.11481, -81.43153
dep_id: 10081910
mrds_id: W044342
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Clay
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Unknown
ore: Schist
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface
alteration: Weathering Of Bedrock
Reporter: Nicholson, S.W., Maybin, Arthur H. III (Zupan, Alan-Jon W.)
hrock_unit: Battleground Schist
hrock_type: Schist
References:
  • 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, 13P.
  • Deposit:: UNPUBLISHED DATA, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY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.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  • Deposit:: Unpublished Data, S.C. Geological SurveyUnpublished Data, S.C. Geological Survey
  • Deposit:: Field Obs Scgs
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