Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryCopper, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Sericite Phyllite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyromorphite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockPhyllite
StructureGold Hill Fault Zone
Tectonic settingCharlotte Belt
AlterationSilicic, Sericitic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1880-1900
Identification
Deposit ID10071305
MRDS IDW014627
Alternate namesMarion, Lemons
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.12789, -80.60591
References
NITZE,1896NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 97, TEXT 200 PG.; MINE SITE PROBABLY IN MIDLAND TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,00