| Deposit ID | 10081379 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033399 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Griffin Prospect |
| Related records | 10257772 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.68746, 33.96681 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 183 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF BUTTSTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cherokee(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) | -85.68746, 33.96681 |
|---|
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Eagle Creek District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033399 |
SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE - AND PRECIOUS - METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 55, 94P.
BREWER, W.M., 1896, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE UPPER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA IN THE COUNTIES OF CLEBURNED, RANDOLPH, CLAY, TALLADEGA, ELMORE, COOSA, AND TALLAPOOSA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 5, 105P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS EITHER IRON-STAINED, SUGARY QUARTZ OR, GLOSSY AND FLINTY HARD QUARTZ WITH IRON SULFIDES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | Rheams, Karen F. | Alabama Geological Survey |
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