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Croft Pits, Goldville Mining District, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USAi
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Croft PitsGroup of Pits
Goldville Mining DistrictMining District
Tallapoosa CountyCounty
AlabamaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 1' 30'' North , 85° 50' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Pits
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
New Site755 (2017)6.7km
Hackneyville347 (2011)9.1km
Alexander City14,718 (2017)13.6km
Jacksons Gap828 (2014)15.7km
Kellyton200 (2017)18.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
176013
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:176013:5
GUID (UUID V4):
605e1d47-36a3-43d2-affb-568053edbb71


REF:Deposit:: ADAMS, G.I., 1930, GOLD DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA AND OCCURRENCES OF COPPER, PYRITE, ARSENIC AND TIN: ALABAMA GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 40, 91P.
Deposit:: SPAINE, S.I., 1969, BASE-AND PRECIOUS-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF ALABAMA: ALABAMA GEOL. SURVEY CIRC 55, P. 18.
Deposit:: PARDEE, J T & PARK, JR, C F, 1948, USGS PROF PAPER 213, P. 1
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Wedowee Group
Host Rock: Phyllite, Schist
Tectonic Structure: Northern Alabama Piedmont-Tallapoosa Block

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Gold1.AA.05Au

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