Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formFLAT-LYING STRATABOUND
Ore controlSilicified Zones Along Lithologic Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockTuff · Felis
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureNe-Trending Folds Overturned To The Nw, Along The Contact Between Felsic Tuffs And A Massive Rhyolite Flow. Bedding Is N 10 E Dipping 10 Deg Nw And Cleavage Is N 17-35 E And Dipping 40-60 Nw.
AlterationSilicification And Sericitization In Zones.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1905
Identification
Deposit ID10055222
MRDS IDRE00504
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.42204, -79.6231
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152POWERS, J. AND KLEIN, T.L. USGS SITE VISIT