Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Silver, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins In Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockArgillite · Albemarle Group
StructureGold Hill Fault, Along Contact With Andesite Intrusion
Tectonic settingWesternmost Carolina Slate Belt
AlterationChlorite, Sericite, Carbonate
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10071306
MRDS IDW014628
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.17205, -80.58536
References
NITZE, H.B.C., 1896, "GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA", NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3, MINE TEXT PG. 95, TEXT 200 PG.; MINE SITE PROBABLY IN MIDLAND TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000