| Deposit ID | 10026040 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K002499 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bryson Branch Gold Placers |
| Related records | 10151635 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.45156, 35.42732 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NORTHWEST SIDE OF BRYSON CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Swain(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bryson City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tuckasegee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Swain |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium | ||||
| Rock unit name | Sand & Gravel | ||||
| Rock description | Sand & Gravel | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -83.45156, 35.42732 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bryson City Feldspar District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K002499 |
CAMERON, E.N., 1951, FELDSPAR DEPOSITS OF THE BRYSON CITY DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 62, 100 P
1951 OTHER CAMERON, E.N., N.C. BULL. 6
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CAMERON (1951) PRESUMES THAT QUARTZ VEINS IN METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE GRANITIC COMPLEX ARE THE SOURCE OF GOLD THAT IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN PANNED IN SMALL AMOUNTS FROM BRYSON BRANCH AND OTHER STREAMS OF THE AREA. THE METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS INCLUDE METACONGLOMERATES, QUARTZITES, AND SCHISTS, OF THE OCOEE SERIES. THESE ROCKS ARE MAPPED AS THUNDERHEAD SANDSTONE IN USGS PROF. PAPER 349-B. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1974 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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