Mine detail: Unnamed Clay Pit Gl - 027

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.05931, -81.63593

Resource(N)

Primary: Clay
Orebody form: BLANKET
Discovery year: 1931

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Unknown
First production started: 1932

Geology

Host rock:Gaffney Marble Formation
Host type:Schist
Alteration processes:Weathering Of Bedrock

References

MRDSW026516
DEP10105987
Reference{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}
Reporter*gostino, John P., Nicholson, S.W.