| Deposit ID | 10079325 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028551 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Striplin, Higgingbottom Prospects |
| Related records | 10281630 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.68329, 33.53348 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 320 |
| Relative position | 15 KM SW HEFLIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cleburne(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hollis Crossroads(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Anniston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Tallapoosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Talladega National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in Alabama(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Cleburne |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 017S | 009E | 22 | Alabama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | QUARTZ SAMPLE - $3.31 PER TON 1896 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -85.68329, 33.53348 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Chulafinnee |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028551 |
ADAMS, G. I., 1930 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL SURVEY BULL 40 91 P.
BREWER, W.M., 1896, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 5, 197 P.
1896 RECON AG
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BRIEF REPORT BY BREWER, 1896. ONLY DATA AVAILABLE - HIGGINBOTTOM PROSPECT NE OF STRIPLIN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Clarke, Otis M. Jr. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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