Alabama · Clay County
Past Producer

Laurel Prospect

Clay County, Alabama, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockMetasedimentary Rock,Mica Schist · Poe Bridge Mountain Group
Tectonic settingNorthern Alabama Piedmont-Coosa Block
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10081322
MRDS IDW033331
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.31682, -85.91663
References
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA AND OCCURENCES OF COPPER, PYRITE, ARSENIC AND TIN: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, 91P.SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC,55, 94P.BREWER, W.M., 1896, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA IN THE COUNTIES OF CLEBURNE, RANDOLPH, CLAY, TALLADEGA, ELMORE, COOSA, AND TALLAPOOSA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 5,105P.