Valley placer (No. 6 vein), Cherokee Co., North Carolina, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 35° 10' 26'' North , 83° 54' 54'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 35.17389,-83.91528 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Host Rock Unit: All Uvium
Host Rock: Marble
Tectonic Structure: Blue Ridge Province
Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Neoproterozoic 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 3012207 | Mineral Bluff Formation Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Mineral Bluff Formation Description: Quartz-chlorite-sericite schist and phyllite with thin quartzite layers and minor interbedded graphitic schist, garnet-mica schist, staurolite schist, cross-biotite schist, and dark slate. Lithology: Major:{mica schist,phyllite}, Minor:{quartzite,slate} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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