Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Vein In Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockTuff
StructureShear Zone
AlterationChloritic, Carbonate, Sericitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1901
Last production1916
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10026499
MRDS IDK005174
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.30149, -79.78783
References
CARPENTER, 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.