Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfides
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Wedowee Group
Tectonic settingNorthern Alabama Piedmont - Tallapoosa Block
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10106267
MRDS IDW033406
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.09738, -85.76385
References
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA AND OCCURRENCES OF COPPER, PYRITE, ARSENIC AND TIN: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, 91PSPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 55, 94P.BREWER, W.M., 1896, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA IN THE COUNTIES OF CLEBURNE, RANDOLPH, CLAY, TALLADEGA, ELMORE, COOSA, AND TALLAPOOSA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 5, 105P.PHILLIPS, W.B., 1892, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PART OF THE LOWER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA IN THE COUNTIES OF CHILTON, COOSA AND TALLAPOOSA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 3, 97P.