Boylston Mine (Boilston), Henderson Co., North Carolina, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 35° 21' 10'' North , 82° 37' 36'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 35.35278,-82.62666 |
REF:Analytical Data:: NITZE AND HANNA, 1896
Deposit:: NITZE, H.B.C., AND HANNA, G.B., 1896, GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO.3. P 181-191
Production:: CALCULATED FROM INFORMATION GIVEN BY NITZE AND HANNA AT $20
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Copper, Lead
Deposit Type: Hydrothermal Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Host Rock Unit: Fandangle Limestone
Structure: Foliation N 20-30 E Dipping 35-60 Degrees, Crenulated
Host Rock: Mica Schist, Hornblendite
Tectonic Structure: Blue Ridge Province
Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Neoproterozoic 541 - 1000 Ma | Ashe Metamorphic Suite and Tallulah Falls Formation; Muscovite-biotite gneiss Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Ashe Metamorphic Suite; Tallulah Falls Formation Description: Locally sulfidic; interlayered and gradational with mica schist, minor amphibolite, and hornblende gneiss. Lithology: Major:{gneiss,mica schist}, Minor:{amphibolite} 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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