| Deposit ID | 10055261 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RE00552 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Standard Minerals Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.98256, 35.30121 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1.5 MI NW OF WADEVILLE, NC |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Montgomery(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Troy(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)
Federal lands
Croatan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Uwharrie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Montgomery |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Mica | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sericite | Ore |
| Chloritoid | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| Rock unit name | Uwharrie Formation | ||
| Rock description | Uwharrie Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -79.98256, 35.30121 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 150M |
| Width | 91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Standard Mineral Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | RE00552 |
STUCKEY, J.L., 1967, PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 80, P. 37
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD IS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR HERE; ALTERATION IS SIMILAR TO THAT FOUND IN MODEL 25E. THE DIMENSIONS ARE THE LIMITS OF EXPLORATION. METAMORPHICuCLEAVAGE IN THE ORE AND HOST ROCKS IS N 40 E WITH STEEP NW DIP.uA ZONE OF PURE SERICITE ALONG THE STRUCTURAL FOOTWALL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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