Mine detail: Martha Washington Mine

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Location: Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.30149, -79.78783
dep_id: 10026499
mrds_id: K005174
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Hydrothermal Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Pyrite
gangue: Calcite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: Chloritic, Carbonate, Sericitic
ore_ctrl: Quartz Vein In Shear Zone
Reporter: Mcdaniel, Ronald D., Klein, T.L.
hrock_type: Tuff
Structure: Shear Zone
Year first produced: 1901
yr_lst_prd: 1916
disc_yr: 1901
References:
  • 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.
  • Deposit:: PARDEE, J. T., AND PARK, C. F., JR., 1948, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213, 156 P.
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