Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel · Wedowee Group;Alluvium
Tectonic settingNorthern Alabama Piedmont-Tallapoosa Block
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10081323
MRDS IDW033332
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.24182, -85.69163
References
ADAMS,G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA AND OCCURRENCES 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 GEOL, 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.