Blackville site, Barnwell County, South Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blackville site | Outcrop |
| Barnwell County | County |
| South Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 21' 41'' North , 81° 18' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Blackville | 2,295 (2017) | 3.2km |
| Elko | 187 (2017) | 7.3km |
| Hilda | 426 (2017) | 11.1km |
| Williston | 3,028 (2017) | 11.7km |
| Barnwell | 4,592 (2017) | 13.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Aiken Gem and Mineral Society | Aiken, South Carolina | 44km |
The glass was found in a 15-cm interval between 175 to 190 cm with maximum concentrations at ~183 cm below the surface. The glass was accompanied by peak concentrations of platinum and iridium.
Note on half of Robert Scott Harris at he University of Georgia: all the glass in the area is railroad slag. The video on You Tube,along with any topographic map pinpointing the collecting site, shows that the "core" was taken from a 3-meter-thick, man-made berm containing the railroad slag.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | Native Iridium | 1.AF.10 | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| ⓘ | Native Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| ⓘ | Suessite | 1.BB.05 | Fe3Si |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Unnamed (trigonal Fe2Si)' (TL) | - | Fe2Si |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Si | Silicon | |
|---|---|---|
| Si | ⓘ Suessite | Fe3Si |
| Si | ⓘ Unnamed (trigonal Fe2Si) | Fe2Si |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Suessite | Fe3Si |
| Fe | ⓘ Unnamed (trigonal Fe2Si) | Fe2Si |
| Ru | Ruthenium | |
| Ru | ⓘ Native Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Os | Osmium | |
| Os | ⓘ Native Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Ir | Iridium | |
| Ir | ⓘ Native Iridium | (Ir,Os,Ru) |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | ⓘ Native Platinum | Pt |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Charleston ArcVolcanic Arc
- Charleston DomainDomain
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References
Bindi, Luca; Kennett, James P.; LeCompte, Malcolm A.; Kletetschka, Gunther; Moore, Christopher R.; West, Allen (2025) Trigonal Fe2Si from the Blackville site, South Carolina, USA: occurrence, composition and determination of the crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 1-20 doi:10.1180/mgm.2025.10130
