Mine detail: Unnamed Tin Occurrences

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Location: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.38427, -81.29315
dep_id: 10093763
mrds_id: W026973
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Tin, Lithium
Trace mineral: Quartz, Feldspar
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Cassiterite, Feldspar, Quartz, Spodumene
orebody_fm: LINEAR
ore_ctrl: Near Contact Of Mica Gneiss Unit And Granite
Reporter: *gostino, John P.
hrock_unit: Mica Gneiss Unit
hrock_type: Pegmatite
Structure: Possible Shear System
disc_yr: 1900
References:
  • Deposit:: KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN - SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS, USGS BULL. 936 J, TABLE 18, P. 245 TO 269
  • Deposit:: OCCURRENCES IN LINCOLNTON WEST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
  • Deposit:: 1942 RECON KESLER, MINE DESCRIPTION
  • Production:: KESLER, 1942
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