Flint Hill Mine, Gaffney Area, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Flint Hill Mine | Mine |
Gaffney Area | Area |
Cherokee County | County |
South Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 0' 8'' North , 81° 30' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Hickory Grove | 490 (2017) | 8.1km |
Blacksburg | 1,883 (2017) | 13.3km |
East Gaffney | 3,085 (2011) | 14.7km |
Gaffney | 12,566 (2017) | 15.5km |
Sharon | 554 (2017) | 15.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters Club | Gastonia, North Carolina | 41km |
Mindat Locality ID:
98965
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:98965:8
GUID (UUID V4):
d2fce4a8-dd0d-4f56-8877-99c402470a55
REF:Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: MC CAULEY, 1966
Deposit:: KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 9 , MINE LOCATED ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
Deposit:: MCCAULEY, CAMILLA K & BUTLER, J ROBERT, 1966, SC DIV OF GEOL
Deposit:: BULL 32, P. 31.
Deposit:: PARDEE, J T & PARK, JR., C F, 1948, USGS PROF PAPER 213, P.
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Minor) - Copper
Deposit Type: Hydrmal Vein
Development Status: Unknown
Deposit Model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Host Rock: Gneiss
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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