| Deposit ID | 10307216 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Faulkner Mountain Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -81.99734, 33.96203 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Edgefield(county)
South Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Owdoms(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Aiken(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Augusta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Stevens(hydrologic unit)
Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)
Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Sumpter National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Carolina | Edgefield |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| (1) | Persimmon Fork Formation |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Metavolcanics |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Department of Natural Resources | SCDNR | SCDNR | AG50146 |
Mittwede,S.K., And Maybin, A.H., Iii, 1985, The Faulkner Mountain Alteration Zone, Carolina Slate Belt, Western South Carolina, In Kula C. Misra, Ed, Volcanogenic Sulfide And Precious Metal Mineralization In The Southern Appalachians: UniMittwede,S.K., And Maybin, A.H., Iii, 1985, The Faulkner Mountain Alteration Zone, Carolina Slate Belt, Western South Carolina, In Kula C. Misra, Ed, Volcanogenic Sulfide And Precious Metal Mineralization In The Southern Appalachians: Uni
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROSPECT ONLY ASSAY OF CHIP SMAPLE 0.01 0Z/TO |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1998 | Maybin, A.H., Iii | South Carolina Geological Survey | Field Obs Scgs |
| Editor | 01-DEC-2002 | Nicholson, S.W. | U.S. Geological Survey | Added Continent, Country, And State Fields; Formatted Fields Where Necessary |
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