Cameron Mine, Gaffney Area, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cameron Mine | Mine |
| Gaffney Area | Area |
| Cherokee County | County |
| South Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 2' 29'' North , 81° 40' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gaffney | 12,566 (2017) | 3.9km |
| East Gaffney | 3,085 (2011) | 5.5km |
| Cowpens | 2,267 (2017) | 12.4km |
| Pacolet Mills | 956 (2006) | 14.7km |
| Clifton | 541 (2011) | 15.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
98952
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:98952:4
GUID (UUID V4):
652effde-b39d-4127-ae5c-6c31f92c8980
REF:Deposit:: KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 12 , LOCATED ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
Deposit:: MINE SITE LOCATED IN GAFFNEY TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: SLOAN, 1908 , LIEBER, 1857
Deposit:: SLOAN, E., 1908 , MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: SOUTH CAROLINA GEOL. SURVEY, SERIES IV, BULL. NO. 2 , TEXT 503 P., MINE TEXT P. 94 , 95
Deposit:: MINE IN GAFFNEY TOPO QUAD AT 1:24000
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Lead; (Minor) - Copper; (Trace) - Sulfur, Iron
Deposit Type: Quartz Vein Bearing Sulfides
Development Status: Unknown
Host Rock: Gneiss
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11 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| β Siderite var. Mg-rich Siderite Formula: (Fe,Mg)CO3 |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| β | var. Mg-rich Siderite | 5.AB.05 | (Fe,Mg)CO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | var. Iron-bearing Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2 |
| β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
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