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Baldwin Place Farm, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USAi
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Baldwin Place Farm, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
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Baldwin Place Farm, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
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Baldwin Place Farm, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
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Quartz

Baldwin Place Farm, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
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Quartz

Baldwin Place Farm, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
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Baldwin Place Farm, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
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Quartz

Baldwin Place Farm, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
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Quartz

Baldwin Place Farm, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 41' 45'' North , 79° 42' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.69601,-79.70302
GRN:
N24W47
Type:
Deposit (Active) - last checked 2026
Deposit first discovered:
1998
Age:
630 to 535 Ma
Geologic Time:
Dating method:
Geology data and references
Reference for age:
North Carolina Geological Survey
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Franklinville1,157 (2017)5.4km
Ramseur1,701 (2017)6.2km
Asheboro26,103 (2017)10.1km
Randleman4,153 (2017)16.3km
Staley395 (2017)17.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Greensboro Gem & Mineral ClubGreensboro, North Carolina43km
Mindat Locality ID:
264093
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:264093:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lost Cause Prospect


Site appears to contain a preserved and exposed "fossil" low-sulfidation (LS) epithermal (Hot Spring/Geothermal) "boiling chamber" (composed of many small boiling chambers or low pressure open space filled dilations where fluid boiled) hosted within a mineralized brittle fault or fault zone(s). Fault strike is NW 310 degrees dipping approximately 70 degree NE and assumed to be a sinistral fault. Primary targets appear to be at open space filled dilations at intersections of fault fractures and pre-existing NE 28 degrees trending veins or contacts. Dilated pockets (small boiling chambers) appear to be organized as fault fracture foot wall laterals. Top of overall "boiling chamber" is exposed at certain elevation which appears to be estimated 550 to 570 feet AMSL. Visible gold in samples appears to begin at approximately 550 feet AMSL (top going down), along with other common LS Epithermal gangue minerals and textures. A fault core has been identified along with some of the associated proximal and distal fault splays out to 700 feet laterally from core. Known alteration halos are very narrow, key mineral and metallic targets are bound to faulting fractures and intersection lateral open space filled dilations. The site is not developed and lode deposit remains "in place".

Site in private family ownership since 1849 with modern day research starting in 1998 after discovering a section width with anomalous gold count in pan samples. This followed by later discovery of gold, silver, adularia, sericite, calaverite alteration and precipitation within open space filled pockets. In 2012 an area of "in place" bladed quartz was uncovered in a parcel section which led to discovery and exposure of brittle fault structure(s) and underlying geologic system definition(s). Historical family lore exist of small scale gold prospecting on the property and a gold vein running SW to NE through the width of the parcel. This "gold vein" can now be interpreted as an inline series of SW to NE trending open space filled pockets or laterals stemming from SE to NW trending fault zone fractures.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
References:
Randy Davis CollectionIdentified by Randy Davis: Visual Identification
ⓘ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
ⓘ 'Limonite'
References:
Randy Davis CollectionIdentified by Randy Davis: Visual Identification
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Identified by owner Randy Davis.
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
References:
Randy Davis
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Visual, Testing
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Colour: white
Description: Site of angle-plated quartz deposit.
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘCalaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'		-KAlSi3O8
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
TeTellurium
Teⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
AuGold
Auⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Bradley, Phil (2026) North Carolina Geological Survey, personal communication to Randy Davis.
Moye, Robert J. (2013) Advanced Argillic Epithermal Alteration systems (AES) in the Carolina terrane of central North Carolina: Possible structural controls and association with Neoproterozoic Uwharrie felsic magmatism. Carolina Geological Society Annual Meeting 2013, Carolina Geological Society.System fault referenced in Figure 3 of paper along with associated geologic information
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