Alabama · Tallapoosa County
Occurrence

Morgan Placer

Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel,Sand and Gravel · Alluvium;Dadeville Group
Tectonic settingInner Piedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1892
Identification
Deposit ID10081389
MRDS IDW033412
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.96822, -85.63468
References
SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 55, 94P.TUOMEY, MICHAEL, 1858, SECOND BIENNIAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 292P.PHILLIPS, W.B., 1892, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PART OF THE LOWER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA IN THE COUNTIES OF CHILTON, COOSA, AND TALLAPOOSA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 3, 97P.