| Deposit ID | 10081378 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033397 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Greer Prospect |
| Related records | 10257998 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.70274, 33.96403 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 177 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 1 MILE SOUTH OF GRIFFIN SHOALS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Calhoun(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Piedmont NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Anniston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Coosa(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 |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist | ||
| Rock unit name | Dadeville Group | ||
| Rock description | Dadeville Group | ||
| |||
| (1) | -85.70274, 33.96403 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 450 DEGREE SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1881 |
| District name | Eagle Creek District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033397 |
ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA AND OCCURRENCES OF COPPER, PYRITE, ARSENIC AND TIN: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 40, 91 P.
SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE- AND PRECIOUS- METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 55, 94P.
STOSE, G.W., (ED.), 1926, GEOLOGIC MAP OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SCALE 1:500,000.
BREWER, W.M., 1896, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA IN THE COUNTIES OF CLEBURNE, RANDOLPH, CLAY, TALLADEGA, ELMORE, COOSA, AND TALLAPOOSA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 5, 105P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS A BEDDED QUARTZ VEIN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | Rheams, Karen F. | Alabama Geological Survey |
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