West Hill Mine, Kings Creek Mining District, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USAi
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West Hill Mine | Mine |
Kings Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Cherokee County | County |
South Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 4' 13'' North , 81° 26' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Blacksburg | 1,883 (2017) | 9.0km |
Hickory Grove | 490 (2017) | 9.9km |
Grover | 701 (2017) | 11.6km |
Sharon | 554 (2017) | 16.0km |
Earl | 257 (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 | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
99117
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:99117:6
GUID (UUID V4):
1db2a769-d27e-4298-9105-91b2bfcb56b9
REF:Deposit:: VAN HORN, E.C.: LEGRAND,J.R.: MCMURRAY,L.L.,1949, GEOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY ORE DRESSING STUDIES OF THE CAROLINA BARITE BELT: RESEARCH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOL., BULL. NO.18, P.15
Deposit:: KEITH,A.AND STERRETT,D.B., 1931, D
Commodities (Major) - Barium-Barite; (Minor) - Copper; (Trace) - Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead
Deposit Type: Metamorphic Stratiform
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Host Rock Unit: Battleground Schist
Host Rock: Schist
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
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