| Deposit ID | 10081389 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W033412 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morgan Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.63468, 32.96822 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 183 |
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.5 MILES NORTH OF BUTTSTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tallapoosa(county)
Alabama(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Buttston(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 | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Alluvium;Dadeville Group |
| Rock description | Alluvium;Dadeville Group |
| (1) | -85.63468, 32.96822 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1892 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W033412 |
SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 55, 94P.
TUOMEY, MICHAEL, 1858, SECOND BIENNIAL REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 292P.
PHILLIPS, W.B., 1892, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PART OF THE LOWER GOLD BELT OF ALABAMA IN THE COUNTIES OF CHILTON, COOSA, AND TALLAPOOSA: ALABAMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 3, 97P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS A THICK BED OF COARSE GOLD-BEARING GRAVEL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-84 | Rheams, Karen F. | Alabama Geological Survey |
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