Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueAnkerite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureShear Zone
AlterationCarbonate, Sericitic, Chloritic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1857
Identification
Deposit ID10026492
MRDS IDK005164
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.92815, -79.23587
References
NITZE AND HANNA, 1896, NCGS BULLETIN 3CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.