Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlProbably Along Ne-Trending Fractures Parallel To Gold Hill Fault Zone.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Tillery Formation
Associated rockArgillite · Tillery Formation
StructureBroad Northeast-Trending Folds, Ne-Trending Fracture Zones
Tectonic settingCarolina Slate Belt
AlterationSericitic, Carbonate, Chloritic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1867
Identification
Deposit ID10071253
MRDS IDW014536
Alternate namesCabarrus
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.33788, -80.45201
References
CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, 1976, "METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA," N. C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES SECT., BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:165,000 PG. 27, MINE TEXT PG. 29, TEXT 166 PG.; MINESITE ON STROMQUIST AND HENDERSON, 1985 (USGS MI MAP I-1400); C.B. BROWN, FIELD NOTES, 1934