Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlQuartz Vein In Small Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Siderite
Other materialsEpidote, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockGranite
StructureShear Zones
AlterationChlorite, Carbonate, Epidote
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10071248
MRDS IDW014529
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.36288, -80.50536
References
BRYSON, 1936, P. 86; 1937, P. 17., GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA N.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 38.CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, 1976, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA," N. C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SEC., BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:165,000 PG. 27, MINE TEXT PG. 37, 38, TEXT 166 PG.; MINE SITE IN CONCORD SE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000BRYSON, H.J., 1936, GOLD DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONS. AND DEVEL. BULL. 38, 157 P.