Pearcey Creek Gold Placer, Blue Ridge Mining District, Burke County, North Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pearcey Creek Gold Placer | Placer |
| Blue Ridge Mining District | Mining District |
| Burke County | County |
| North Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 52' 32'' North , 81° 45' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gamewell | 3,957 (2017) | 13.9km |
| Morganton | 16,692 (2017) | 15.6km |
| Glen Alpine | 1,500 (2017) | 16.5km |
| Drexel | 1,866 (2017) | 18.5km |
| Cajahs Mountain | 2,823 (2017) | 19.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Catawba Valley Gem & Mineral Club | Hickory, North Carolina | 40km |
Mindat Locality ID:
100169
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100169:6
GUID (UUID V4):
3f772bca-ec63-42c4-b419-b03e6237a967
REF:Deposit:: HOLCOMB, MIKE, 1966 , ORAL COMMUNICATION
Deposit:: PLACER IN CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
Deposit:: 1966 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT CONTENT
Deposit:: 1968 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT CONTENT
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - REE, Beryllium, Silver, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Tin, Molybdenum
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Grandfather Mountain Formation, Felsic Volcanics, Brown Mountain Granite
Structure: Brevard Fault Zone Strikes Northeastward, Faults
Host Rock: Alluvium
Tectonic Structure: Contact Zone Of Blue Ridge And Piedmont
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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