Commodities
PrimaryGarnet
SecondaryGold
TertiaryArsenic, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Platinum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Materials
Ore mineralsCorundum, Gold, Rhodolite, Sperrylite
GangueBronzite, Cordierite, Monazite, Rutile, Zircon
Geology
Host rockGravel · Coweeta Group;Tallulah Falls Formation
Tectonic settingAppalachian Blue Ridge Province
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1894
Identification
Deposit ID10098389
MRDS IDM045643
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.26928, -83.36405
References
KEMP, J.F., 1902, THE GEOLOGIC RELATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLATINUM AND ASSOCIATED METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 193, P. 59.HIDDEN, W.E., 1898, SPERRYLITE IN NORTH CAROLINA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, 4TH SERIES, V. 6, P. 381-383.COOK, R.B., AND BURNELL, J.R., 1990, A GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MASON MOUNTAIN SPERRYLITE OCCURRENCE, MACON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, IN COOK, R.B., ED., PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYMPOSIUM ON THE ECONOMIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEAST: METALLIC ORE DEPOSITS: GEORGIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 117, P. 163-176.