Mine detail: Machpelah Church Sillimanite Occurrence

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Location

Lat / long:

35.46371, -81.0962

Resource(N)

Tertiary:	Quartz, Kyanite
Ore:	Quartz, Sillimanite
Orebody form:	BEDDED

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Stratabound
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Tonalite,Schist,Gneiss,Pegmatite,Granite
Associated type:	Quartz Monzonite

References

MRDS	W027616
DEP	10093779
Reference	{Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., 1960 , KYANITE, SILLIMANITE, AND ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES, USGS PP. 336 , TEXT 121 P., GEOL. MAP AT 1:24,000 , MINE TEXT P. 93}{Deposit:: OCCURRENCE IN LOWESVILLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000}{Deposit:: 1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, GEOLOG}
Reporter	*gostino, John P.