| Deposit ID | 10089687 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W028161 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Arlington Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -80.96287, 35.24039 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 213 |
| Relative position | 1.2 KM SW OF WEST MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL; WESTERN CHARLOTTE; MINE LOCATION NOT EXACT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mecklenburg(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Charlotte West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Charlotte(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Mecklenburg |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -80.96287, 35.24039 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| District name | Charlotte District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W028161 |
NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , TEXT 200 P., MINE TEXT P. 133 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000
MINE IN CHARLOTTE WEST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1893 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 2 , CH. 2 , TEXT P. 125 - 359 , MINE TEXT P. 293 , 294
1893 KERR KERR, N. C. STATE, MINES
1896 COMPILE NITZE, N. C. STATE, MINES
KERR, 1893
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ OUTCROP VERY PROMINENT AND LARGE BUT OF VERY LOW GRADE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | D'Agostino, John P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1992 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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