| Deposit ID | 10081388 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033411 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mass Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.8944, 32.70434 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 149 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARTIN DAM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tallapoosa(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Red Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Opelika(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phenix City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Tallapoosa(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Alabama | Tallapoosa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||
| Rock unit name | Dadeville Group | ||
| Rock description | Dadeville Group | ||
| |||
| (1) | Dadeville Complex; Ropes Creek Amphibolite |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033411 |
O'NEILL, J.F., AND VALLEY, J.L., 1970, GOLD VALVES OF SAMPLES FROM THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE AREA, TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 67, 18P
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | Rheams, Karen F. | Alabama Geological Survey |
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