Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Stringer Zone
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED SULFIDE IN WIDE PHYLLIC ALTERATION ZONE
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueChlorite, Hematite, Limonite, Sericite, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockTuff · Cid Formation
StructureNe-Trending Folds, Ene-Trending Fault ?
AlterationChlorite-Actinolite, Sericite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10026510
MRDS IDK005188
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.76287, -80.01645
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.NITZE, H. B. C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA," NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 59, TEXT PG. 200, MINE SITE LOCATED ON DENTON TOPO QUAD AT 1: 62500