Alabama · Clay County
Occurrence

Brown Prospect

Clay County, Alabama, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockMica Schist · Poe Bridge Mtn Group
Associated rockPegmatite
Tectonic settingCoosa (Fault) Block
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10079465
MRDS IDW029016
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.31265, -85.89302
References
PARDEE, W.B., AND PARK, C.F. JR. 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF PAPER 231, P 144-146BREWER, W.M. 1896, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY BULL 5, P 57-65TULL, J.F., 1978, STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALABAMA PIEDMONT NORTHWEST OF THE BREVARD ZONE: AM. JOUR. SCI., V 278, P. 442-460.1948 RECON PARDEE AND PARKCLARKE, O.M. JR, 1979, IDAHO GOLD DISTRICT, CLAY COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE. 10 P.1975 RECON AGS