Ross Creek Cassiterite Occurrence (SW Tributary; Ross Creek Cassiterite Occurrence SW Tributary), Cherokee County, South Carolina, USAi
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Ross Creek Cassiterite Occurrence (SW Tributary; Ross Creek Cassiterite Occurrence SW Tributary) | Occurrence |
Cherokee County | County |
South Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 8' 13'' North , 81° 42' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Gaffney | 12,566 (2017) | 8.8km |
East Gaffney | 3,085 (2011) | 9.1km |
Cliffside | 611 (2017) | 12.7km |
Boiling Springs | 4,674 (2017) | 13.5km |
Chesnee | 899 (2017) | 14.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters Club | Gastonia, North Carolina | 49km |
REF:Deposit:: D'AGOSTINO, JOHN P., PERSONAL OBSERVATION
Deposit:: D'Agostino, John P., Personal Observation.
Commodities (Major) - Tin
Deposit Type: Placer
Development Status: Unknown
Host Rock Unit: Sandy Mush Granite
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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