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Gerhard German Prospect

Occurrence in Cabarrus county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079148
MRDS ID W028073
Record type Site
Current site name Gerhard German Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -80.46313, 35.2876 (WGS84)
Elevation 165
Relative position 12.6 KM DUE SOUTH OF MOUNT PLEASANT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cabarrus(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Locust(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rocky(hydrologic unit)

Upper Pee Dee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Pee Dee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Cabarrus

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR WESTERN BORDER OF SLATE BELT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PROBABLY SMALL NATIVE GOLD WORKINGS IN QUARTZ VEIN

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Till

Nearby scientific data

(1) -80.46313, 35.2876
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description North Northeast

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Mining district

District name Slate Belt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 274.32M

Comments on the workings information

  • SERIES OF PROSPECT PITS ALONG STRIKE OF SHEARS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SUNDELIUS, H. W., AND STROMQUIST, A. A., 1978 IN PRESS GEOL. MAP OF THE MOUNT PLEASANT QUAD, CABARRUS AND STANLEY COUNTIES, N.C., USGS, DRAFT COPY, 1:62,500

  • Deposit

    MINE IN MOUNT PLEASANT TOPO QUAD AT 1:62,500

  • Deposit

    1978 GEOMAP SUNDELIUS, GEOLOG

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECT PITS ALONG CONTACT OF LINEAR NARROW FELSIC VOLCANICS UNIT IN SHEAR ZONE OF TILLERY FORMATION OF THINLY LAYERED SILTSTONE, AND FOLIATED PHYLLITE AND SCHIST
Deposit PROBABLY QUARTZ VEIN IN GOLD HILL-SILVER HILL SHEAR FAULT SYSTEM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1978 D'Agostino, John P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1992 Klein, T.L. U.S. Geological Survey

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