Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSES IN WIDE ZONE
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGabbro
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10096521
MRDS IDW028151
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.12039, -80.85703
References
NITZE, 1896 ; SRC.REF: NITZE AND HANNA, 1896, P. 145.NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , TEXT 200 P., MINE TEXT P. 145MINE IN WEDDINGTON TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1885 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 2 , CH. 2 , TEXT P. 125 - 359 , MINE TEXT P. 3031885 COMPILE KERR, N. C. STATE, MINES1896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINES