SOUTH CAROLINA GOLD & GEM GEOLOGY: The Piedmont Region
Take a closer look at the Piedmont Region of South Carolina where you can find gold, crystals and other minerals. Learn about the history that shaped the region.
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Here is a different video that takes you into some of our research we do when going to new areas or regions to look for gold or precious minerals. This is a little different than our normal videos but provides valuable information on the Piedmont Region of South Carolina to help you in your search!!!
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Sources:
Hatcher, R D., and J R. Butler. The Carolina slate belt and major gold mines . Map. North Carolina Geological Survey, 1979, pp. 117+.
Foley, N.K., and Ayuso, R.A., 2012, Gold deposits of the Carolina Slate Belt, southeastern United States—Age and origin of the major gold producers: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1179, 26 p.
Foster, Caroline. Peidmont. South Carolina Encyclopedia, University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies, 20 June 2012, scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/piedmont/. Accessed 19 Nov. 2018.
Hilton Jr., B. Hidden treasures: Rocks and minerals of the South Carolina Piedmont. 42nd ed., vol. 2, South Carolina Wildlife, 1995, pp. 34-36, hiltonpond.org/articlemineralsscmain.html. Accessed 20 Nov. 2018.
Young, Justin. A Brief Survey of Historic Gold Mining in the Carolina Slate Belt. Mining McKissick, McKissick Museum, 6 May 2013, miningmckissick.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/a-brief-survey-of-historic-gold-mining-in-the-carolina-slate-belt/ Accessed 25 Nov. 2018.
Foley, N.K., and Ayuso, R.A., 2012, Gold deposits of the Carolina Slate Belt, southeastern United States—Age and origin of the major gold producers: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1179, 26 p.
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Frontispiece portrait from A History of The McCormick Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church, by Le Roy J. Halsey. Chicago: Published by the Seminary, 1893. Digital scan from a copy preserved at the PCA Historical Center
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