Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Vein
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureGneissic Schistosity Striking N 20 W And Dipping 20 Ne.
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Provine
AlterationHighly Weathered
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10071257
MRDS IDW014544
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.61371, -81.79373
References
NITZE, H. B. C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL NO. 3, MAP AT 1:62,500, PG 152, MINE TEXT PG. 164, 165, TEXT 200 PG,; MINE AREA IN DYSARTSVILLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,00