| Deposit ID | 10055247 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RE00534 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North State No. 1 Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.77505, 35.48343 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montgomery(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Star(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Southern Pines(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raleigh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Montgomery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrophyllite | Ore |
| Chloritoid | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Model code | 154 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25e |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal quartz-alunite Au |
| Mark3 model number | 38 |
| (1) | -79.77505, 35.48343 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 60M |
| Width | 365M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | RE00534 |
STUCKEY, J.L., 1967, PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 80
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A GOOD GRADE OF PYROPHYLLITE EXTENDS TO AT LEAST 15 M. NO GOLDuIS KNOWN TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ALTERATION ZONE ALTHOUGH SOME GOLD PROSPECT PITS WERE OBSERVED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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