Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlIn Quartz Diorite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Schist · Wedowee Group
Associated rockDiorite
Tectonic settingTallapoosa Block
AlterationSilicification, Serritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1839
Identification
Deposit ID10089737
MRDS IDW029006
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.07572, -85.85135
References
BREWER, W.M. 1896, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA; ALABAMA GEOL. BULL. 5, P. 84-87ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40 91 PTULL, J.F., 1978, STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALABAMA PIEDMONT NW OF BREVARD ZONE; AM. J. SCI. V 278, P. 442-460PARDEE, J.T., AND PARK, C.F. JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 213, P. 146-147, PLATE 52.1896 RECON AGS1948 RECON PARDEE AND PARK1975 RECON AGS