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Unnamed Gold Prospect

Occurrence in Burke county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Zinc
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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. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078663
MRDS ID W027122
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Gold Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.76622, 35.85398 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Relative position 1.9 KM SE OF SMYRNA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Burke(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oak Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hickory(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charlotte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Catawba(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Burke

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR EASTERN EDGE OF BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MINERALS IN PEGMATITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result 5 SAMPLES ANALYZED BY SEMIGUATITATIVE SPECTROGRAPHIC METHOD FOR 34 ELEMENTS

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 Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.76622, 35.85398
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeastward Striking Faults, Foliation, Lineation And Lithologic Contacts

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 65 E
    Dip 45 SE
    Length 50M
    Width 10M

Comments on the geologic information

  • BREVARD FAULT ZONE HAS MIXED LITHOLOGIES AND MUCH CATACLASTIC ROCK IN THE AREA

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 Morganton Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 50000HA

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT ONLY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REED, J. Z., JR., AND OTHERS, 1964 , GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE LINVILLE FALLS QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 11161-B, PL 2

  • Deposit

    PROSPECT IN OAK HILL TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000

  • Deposit

    1968 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT CONTEN

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1977 Whitlow, Jesse W. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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