Barite Hill gold deposit
E1033598
The Barite Hill gold deposit is a significant gold and base-metal mineralization site in South Carolina associated with volcanic-sedimentary rocks of the Carolina Slate Belt.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold deposit
ⓘ
mineral deposit ⓘ volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit ⓘ |
| alterationType |
chloritization
ⓘ
sericitization ⓘ silicification ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Carolina terrane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developmentStatus | past-producing mine ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | U.S. Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern | acid mine drainage ⓘ |
| environmentalStatus | abandoned mine site ⓘ |
| gangueMineral |
barite
ⓘ
quartz ⓘ |
| geneticModel | volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) ⓘ |
| hostLithology |
felsic volcanic rocks
ⓘ
volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hostRockAge | Neoproterozoic ⓘ |
| hostRockType | volcanic-sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carolina Slate Belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McCormick County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ |
| minedFor |
base metals
ⓘ
gold ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| mineralizationStyle |
disseminated sulfides
ⓘ
stratabound sulfide lenses ⓘ |
| near | McCormick, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreControl |
lithologic contacts
ⓘ
stratigraphic layering ⓘ |
| oreMineral |
chalcopyrite
ⓘ
galena ⓘ pyrite ⓘ sphalerite ⓘ |
| partOf | Appalachian mineral belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | gold ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
Carolina Slate Belt metallogeny
ⓘ
Neoproterozoic arc-related VMS systems ⓘ |
| secondaryCommodity |
barite
ⓘ
copper ⓘ lead ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| structuralControl | folded and faulted stratigraphy ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
South Carolina Geological Survey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | island-arc volcanic environment ⓘ |
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