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Burton Lake Olivine Deposit

Prospect in Rabun county in Georgia, United States with commodities Olivine, 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025913
MRDS ID K001890
Record type Site
Current site name Burton Lake Olivine Deposit
Related records 10192344

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.57459, 34.87372 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 12 MILES WEST OF CLAYTON. 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BURTON LAKE DAM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rabun(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Burton(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
Asbestos Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Asbestos Ore
Olivine Ore
Magnetite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Serpentinization

Analytical data

Result DUNITE IS INFERIOR BECAUSE OF HIGH LIME AND HIGH IRON CONTENT BUT "OLIVINE MIGHT BE SUITABLE FOR CHEMICAL USE".

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.57459, 34.87372
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 792.48M
    Width 243.84M

Comments on the geologic information

  • DUNITE HAS A HIGH LIME AND IRON CONTENT. NEAR CENTRAL PART OF WESTERN SLOPE OF THE SOUTH RIDGE PYRITE OCCURS IN THE OLIVINE. THE DEPOSIT CONTAINS SEVERAL INTERIOR FAULTS WHICH HAVE BEEN PROSPECTED FOR SLIP FIBER ASBESTOS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Burton Lake Area

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-1974 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey added reference; major comm.; add non-ore min.;
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey updated references; checked location; entered commodity codes

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