North Carolina · Cherokee County
Occurrence

Valley Placer

Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlPlacer Developed From Gold In Quartz Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMarble · Ocoee Group
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge Province
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10092984
MRDS IDRE00700
Alternate namesN0. 6 Vein
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.174, -83.91518
References
LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL, AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152, P. 476