North Carolina · Randolph County
Past Producer

Merrill Prospect

Randolph County, North Carolina, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein And Replacement
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueLimonite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
AlterationSilicification And Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10026502
MRDS IDK005177
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.81092, -79.90867
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.; LUTTRELL, G.W, 1976, GOLD, BASE-METAL, AND RELATED DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-152