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⇱ Leach Mine, York County, South Carolina, USA

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Leach Mine, York County, South Carolina, USAi
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Leach MineMine
York CountyCounty
South CarolinaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 0' 58'' North , 81° 27' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hickory Grove490 (2017)5.4km
Blacksburg1,883 (2017)12.8km
Sharon554 (2017)13.0km
East Gaffney3,085 (2011)17.3km
Grover701 (2017)17.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters ClubGastonia, North Carolina37km
Mindat Locality ID:
99655
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:99655:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: KEITH, 1931
Deposit:: KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 8 , MINE LOCATED ON MAP AT 1 : 62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
Deposit:: MINE SITE LOCATED IN
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Type: Auriferous Quartz Veins
Development Status: Unknown
Host Rock Unit: Roan Gneiss
Host Rock: Granite

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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