Uwharrie National Forest — Gold/Mineral Prospecting Context
historic Carolina Slate Belt gold and common mineral prospecting
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Managed gold-history panning and regional historic gold mineralization.
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Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.
The records below may represent collecting sites, managed programs, protected resources or research-only geology. Their individual status is more important than proximity.
historic Carolina Slate Belt gold and common mineral prospecting
Core atlaslode and placer gold, quartz veins and historic mine districts
Core atlasLithium, Beryllium
USGS Researchhistoric gold mines, quartz veins and placer contexts
Core atlasLithium, Tin, Beryllium
USGS Researchspodumene, cassiterite, pegmatites and associated minerals
Core atlasspodumene, lithium pegmatites, feldspar, mica and quartz
Core atlaspyrophyllite and metavolcanic mineral resources
Core atlasquartzite/metamorphic rock exposures
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