Mine detail: Henry Knob Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.13011, -81.27652

Resource(B)

Primary: Kyanite
Secondary: Iron-Pyrite
Ore: Pyrite, Kyanite
Gangue: Zircon, Magnetite, Lazulite, Pyrophyllite, Barite, Mica, Rutile
Orebody form: LENS
Discovery year: 1846

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Large
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1948
Last production ended: 1969

Geology

Host type:Quartzite

References

MRDSW032108
DEP10106247
Reference{Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: ESPENSHADE, 1960: SAMPLE NO. SY-87}{Deposit:: ESPENSHADE,G.H., AND POTTER,D.B.,1960, KYANITE, SILLIMANITE, AND ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PROF. PAPER 336, TEXT 121 P., GEOL. MAP 1:24,000.}{Deposit:: SMITH,L.L., AND NEWCOME,R.,JR., 1951, GEOLOGY OF KYANITE DEPOSITS OF HENRY KNOB, SOUTH CAROLINA: ECON. GEOL. VOL. 46, NO. 7., P. 757-764.}{Deposit:: TUOMEY,M., 1848, REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, P. 78}{Deposit:: SMITH,L.L., 1932, THE NONMETALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES AND THEIR VALUE TO SOUTH CAROLINA: PIT AND QUARRY, VOL. 24, NO. 9, P. 31.}{Deposit:: AVERY,W.M., 1953, KYANITE PRODUCTION-SOUTH CAROLINA FIRM COMPLETES TUNE-UP JOB ON QUARRY AND PLANT FACILITIES: PIT AND QUARRY, VOL. 45, NO. 7, P. 84-85,98.}{Deposit:: NEWCOME, ROY,JR., 1949, KYANITE AT HENRY KNOB, SOUTH CAROLINA, MS THESIS, DEPT. OF GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY AND GEOGRAPHY, UNIV. OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 22 P.}{Deposit:: 1960 GEOMAP ESPENSHADE, GEOLOG}{Deposit:: Espenshade,G.H., And Potter,D.B.,1960, Kyanite, Sillimanite, And Andalusite Deposits Of The Southeastern States: U.S. Geological Survey, Prof. Paper 336, Text 121 P., Geol. Map 1:24,000.Espenshade,G.H., And Potter,D.B.,1960, Kyanite, Sillimanite, And Andalusite Deposits Of The Southeastern States: U.S. Geological Survey, Prof. Paper 336, Text 121 P., Geol. Map 1:24,000.}{Deposit:: Smith, L.L., And Newcome, R.,Jr., 1951, Geology Of Kyanite Deposits Of Henry Knob, South Carolina: Economic Geology, V. 46, Pp. 757-764.Smith, L.L., And Newcome, R.,Jr., 1951, Geology Of Kyanite Deposits Of Henry Knob, South Carolina: Economic Geology, V. 46, Pp. 757-764.}{Deposit:: Field Obs Scgs}
ReporterNicholson, S.W., *gostino,John P., Maybin, Arthur H. III