| Deposit ID | 10079908 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W030670 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Henckel Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.30208, 34.81872 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 427 |
| Relative position | 1.75 MILES N60W OF INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS US 76 AND SC 196 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rabun(county)
Georgia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rainy Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Toccoa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tugaloo(hydrologic unit)
Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)
Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Sumpter National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Oconee |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -83.30208, 34.81872 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1908 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W030670 |
MCCAULEY, C.K., AND BUTLER, J.R., 1966, GOLD RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 32, 78 P. (REPRINTED 1980, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY)
SLOAN, E., 1908, CATALOGUE OF THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA: S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 2, 505 P. (REPRINTED 1958, S.C. STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, DIV. OF GEOL., AND 1979, S.C. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY)
Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina: S.C. State Development Board, Div. Of Geology, Bulletin 32, 78 P. (Reprinted 1980, S.C. Geol. Survey)Mccauley, C.K., And Butler, J.R., 1966, Gold Resources Of South Carolina: S.C. State Development Board, Div. Of Geology, Bulletin 32, 78 P. (Reprinted 1980, S.C. Geol. Survey)
Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2Sloan, E., 1908 , Mineral Localities Of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, Series Iv, Bull. No. 2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AURIFEROUS QUARTZ STRINGERS IN MICA SCHIST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Gibson, Gregory A. (Zupan, Alan-Jon | South Carolina Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | Nicholson, S.W. | U.S. Geological Survey | Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary |
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