North Carolina · Montgomery County
Occurrence

Cotton Stone Mountain Prospect

Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States
Talc-SoapstoneGold
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Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formIRREGULAR ELONGATE ZONE
Materials
GangueLimonite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
StructureStrong Cleavage N 45-55 E Dipping 45-55 Nw
AlterationSericitic, Pyrophyllitic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055230
MRDS IDRE00515
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.40982, -79.87672
References
STUCKEY, J.L., 1967, PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT BULLETING 80, P.37KLEIN, T.L. USGS, SITE VISI