Mine detail: Unnamed Clay Pit Gl - 027

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Location: Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.05931, -81.63593
dep_id: 10105987
mrds_id: W026516
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Clay
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Unknown
orebody_fm: BLANKET
alteration: Weathering Of Bedrock
Reporter: *gostino, John P., Nicholson, S.W.
hrock_unit: Gaffney Marble Formation
hrock_type: Schist
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1932
dy_ba: <
disc_yr: 1931
References:
  • Deposit:: KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 10 , SYMBOL LOCATES PIT ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
  • Deposit:: PIT LOCATED IN GAFFNEY TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
  • Deposit:: 1931 GEOMAP KEITH, A., MINE LOCATION
  • Deposit:: Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.., Mine Text P. 10 , Symbol Locates Quarries On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.Keith,A. And Sterret,D.B.,1931.Description Of The Gaffney And Kings Mountain Quadrangles : U.S.G.S.,Geol. Atlas Folio Ser.,No.222 13p.., Mine Text P. 10 , Symbol Locates Quarries On Map At 1 : 62,500 , Text 13 P.
  • Production:: KEITH, 1931
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