Ballinger Farm Manganese Occurrence, Gaffney Area, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Ballinger Farm Manganese Occurrence | Occurrence |
Gaffney Area | Area |
Cherokee County | County |
South Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 1' 18'' North , 81° 37' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Gaffney | 12,566 (2017) | 6.0km |
East Gaffney | 3,085 (2011) | 6.5km |
Blacksburg | 1,883 (2017) | 14.9km |
Pacolet Mills | 956 (2006) | 15.3km |
Cowpens | 2,267 (2017) | 16.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters Club | Gastonia, North Carolina | 48km |
Mindat Locality ID:
98944
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:98944:5
GUID (UUID V4):
3ccbbb73-88d5-4896-86ee-ca34aecefe72
REF:Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G. H., 1942 , GAFFNEY-KINGS MOUNTAIN S.C. - N.C. MANGANESE OCCURRENCES: USGS MINERAL DEPOSITS OFFICE FILE REPORT, MINE TEXT P. 2 , TEXT 5 P.
Deposit:: OCCURRENCE IN GAFFNEY TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
Deposit:: 1942 RECON ESPENSHADE, G
Commodities (Trace) - Iron, Manganese
Deposit Type: Manganiferous Quartz Veins
Development Status: Unknown
Host Rock: Schist
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β 'Wad' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Wad' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Mn | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
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