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⇱ Wheat Mine, York County, South Carolina, USA


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Wheat Mine, York County, South Carolina, USAi
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Wheat MineMine
York CountyCounty
South CarolinaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 1' 47'' North , 81° 26' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hickory Grove490 (2017)5.7km
Blacksburg1,883 (2017)12.2km
Sharon554 (2017)12.7km
Grover701 (2017)16.1km
East Gaffney3,085 (2011)18.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters ClubGastonia, North Carolina35km
Mindat Locality ID:
99698
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:99698:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: MC CAULEY, CAMILLA K., AND BUTLER, J. ROBERT, 1966 , GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE DEV. BOARD, S. C., DIV. OF GEOL., BULL. NO. 32 , P. 71 , 72 , TEXT 78 P.
Deposit:: MINE SITE LOCATED IN KINGS CREEK TOPO QUAD AT 1 : 24,000
Deposit:: BUTLER, J ROBERT, 1966, SC DIV OF GEOL BULL 33, PP. 61-62.
Deposit:: MCCAULEY, CAMILLA K & BUTLER, J ROBERT, 1966, SC DIV OF GEOL
Deposit:: BULL 32, PP. 71-72.
Deposit:: PARDEE, J T & PARK, JR., C F, 1948, USGS PROF PAPER 213, P.
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Type: Hydrmal Vein
Development Status: Unknown
Host Rock Unit: Roan Gneiss
Host Rock: Granite

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2 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Gold
Formula: Au
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

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Au GoldAu

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