Mine detail: Morris Mountain Mine

Previously called 'Davis Or Dutton Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.4826, -80.03728

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Ore:	Gold, Pyrite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	QUARTZ STRINGERS IN FRACTURE ZONE

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Hydrothermal Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1890
Last production ended:	1910

Geology

Host rock:	Tillery Formation
Host type:	Argillite
Associated rock:	Tillery Formation
Associated type:	Rhyolite
Structure:	Shear Zone In Argillite, Near Contact With Flow Banded Rhyolite
Alteration processes:	Silicic

References

MRDS	K005168
DEP	10026495
Reference	{Analytical Data:: NITZE AND HANNA, 1896}{Deposit:: CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P}
Reporter	Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.