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Laurel Creek Olivine Deposit

Producer in Rabun county in Georgia, United States with commodities Olivine, Vermiculite, Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025912
MRDS ID K001889
Record type Site
Current site name Laurel Creek Olivine Deposit
Related records 10119076

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.17548, 34.94591 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 1.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF PINE MOUNTAIN ON LAUREL CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rabun(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Satolah(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Toccoa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tugaloo(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chattahoochee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Rabun

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Olivine Primary
Vermiculite Primary
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Asbestos Ore
Vermiculite Ore
Olivine Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Serpentinization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.17548, 34.94591
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Biotite Schist And Hornblende Gneiss

Ore body information

  • Length 762M
    Width 365.76M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MOST OF THE OLIVINE IS RELATIVELY FRESH AND COARSE-GRAINED GRANULAR TYPE, HOWEVER IT PROBABLY CONTAINS 20% TALC AND ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS WHICH IS UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE MASS. WITH THESE MINERALS SO THOROUGHLY MIXED WITH THE OLIVINE IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT THE DEPOSIT WILL BE OF VALUE AS A SOURCE OF OLIVINE. THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE MASS IS ALTERED TO A BLUISH SERPENTINE BUT THE CENTRAL PART IS COMPOSED OF RELATIVELY SOUND INTERLOCKING CRYSTALLINE OLIVINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Laurel Creek Area

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLY CONTAINS THE BEST OLIVINE IN GEORGIA.THE BODY SHOWS LESS ALTERATION THAN OTHERS IN GEORGIA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LARRABEE, D.M. AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, OLIVINE IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580, P.326-32

  • Deposit

    1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPOR

  • Production

    HUNTER, C.E., 1941, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 41

  • Deposit

    Hunter, C.E., 1941, Forsterite Olivine Deposits Of North Carolina And Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 47, 117 Pages. Hunter, C.E., 1941, Forsterite Olivine Deposits Of North Carolina And Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 47, 117 Pages.

  • Deposit

    Larrabee, D.M. And Sweeney, J.W., 1968, Olivine In Mineral Resources Of The Appalachian Region: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 580, P. 326-327.Larrabee, D.M. And Sweeney, J.W., 1968, Olivine In Mineral Resources Of The Appalachian Region: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 580, P. 326-327.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-74 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-98 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey added reference
Editor 01-NOV-02 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey updated references; checked location; entered commodity codes

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