Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formLENSES IN A WIDE ZONE
Ore controlSilicified, Sericitized Zones In Argillite
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockArgillite
StructureGold Hill Fault Zone
AlterationSericitic, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10071300
MRDS IDW014620
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.04289, -80.68647
References
NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 100 TO 103, TEXT 200 PG.CARPENTER, III, P.A., 1976, "METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA", N.C. NAT. AND ECON. RES., MIN. RES. SECT., BULL. 84, MAP AT 1:185,000 PG. 139, MINE TEXT PG. 141, TEXT 166 PG.; SYMBOL LOCATES MINE SITE IN MATTHEWS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.