Mine detail: Blacksburg Quarry

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.15261, -81.46483

Resource(N)

Primary: Marble, Dimension
Ore: Marble
Gangue: Graphite, Phlogopite, Pyrite

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Gaffney Marble
Host type:Marble

References

MRDSW044337
DEP10089933
Reference{Deposit:: Horton, J.W., Jr., Butler, J.R., And Milton, D.J., (Eds. ), 1981, Geological Investigations Of The Kings Mountain Belt And Adjacent Areas In The Carolinas: Carolina Geological Society Field Guide, South Carolina Geological Survey Field TrHorton, J.W., Jr., Butler, J.R., And Milton, D.J., (Eds. ), 1981, Geological Investigations Of The Kings Mountain Belt And Adjacent Areas In The Carolinas: Carolina Geological Society Field Guide, South Carolina Geological Survey Field Tr}{Deposit:: Field Obs Scgs}
ReporterNicholson, S.W., Maybin, Arthur H. III, *gostino, John P.