Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
SecondaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENSES AND PODS
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrophyllite, Sericite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockTuff
StructureSmall-Scale Ne-Trending Reverse Faults In The Ore Zone
AlterationPyrophyllitic, Sericitic, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10055234
MRDS IDRE00519
Alternate namesTucker Pit and Williams Pit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.39482, -79.65283
References
STUCKEY, J.L., 1967, PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 80, 38 PPOWER, J. AND KLEIN, T.L., USGS SITE VISI