Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlProbably Quartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureNortheast
Tectonic settingNear Brevard Fault System
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1880
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10079250
MRDS IDW028437
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.88203, -81.6665
References
BRYANT, BRUCE, AND REED, J.C., JR., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 615, TEXT 190 P., MINE LOCATED BY SYMBOL ON GEOL. MAP AT 1:62,500.BRYANT, BRUCE, AND REED, J.C., JR., 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 521, TEXT 13 P.MINE IN COLLETTSVILLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MA