| Deposit ID | 10055251 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RE00538 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ore Hill Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.42976, 35.66231 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chatham(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Siler City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chapel Hill(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Raleigh(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Deep(hydrologic unit)
Cape Fear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cape Fear(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Chatham |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Mica | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sericite | Ore |
| Model code | 154 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25e |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal quartz-alunite Au |
| Mark3 model number | 38 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -79.42976, 35.66231 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | RE00538 |
KLEIN, T.L., USGS, SITE VISIT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION ZONE NORTH WEST OF THE IRON GOSSANuDEPOSITS ON ORE HILL. NO KNOWN GOLD OCCURENCE HERE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.