Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Molybdenum, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeU
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlShears In Quartz Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureNorth 65-70 Degrees Trending Quartz Vein, North 80 Degree West To North 35 Degrees East Striking Shears In Quartz Vein.
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10096496
MRDS IDW027139
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.72177, -80.7998
References
GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1958 , COMPILED BY DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF MIN. RESOURCESPROSPECT IN THE SHEPHERDS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001967 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT CONTEN