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Keaten-Thomas Prospect

Occurrence in Douglas county in Georgia, United States with commodities Iron-Pyrite, Copper, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067504
MRDS ID W000281
Record type Site
Current site name Keaten-Thomas Prospect
Related records 10265829

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.88982, 33.68398 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Villa Rica(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Atlanta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Chattahoochee-Lake Harding(hydrologic unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic accounting unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Douglas

Comments on the location information

  • Location Calculated From Easting and Northing

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron-Pyrite Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Is A 2 Feet Thick Pyrite Vein. The Vein Has An Almost Pure Limonite Crust. Depth and Strike Length of Ore Body Are Unknown.
  • ORE IS A 2 FEET THICK PYRITE VEIN. THE VEIN HAS AN ALMOST PURE LIMONITE CRUST. DEPTH AND STRIKE LENGTH OF ORE BODY ARE UNKNOWN.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Garnet Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) Granite undifferentiated
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Hornblende Gneiss

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 DEG W
    Dip 70-75 DEG NE
    Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE COUNTRY ROCK STRIKES N. 30 DEGREES W. AND DIPS 70-75 DEGREES NE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEARER, H. K., AND, HULL, J. P. D., 1918, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PART OF THE PYRITE DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA; GEORGIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. NO. 33, 229 PP

  • Deposit

    Shearer, H. K., And Hull, J. P. D., 1918, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 Pages.Shearer, H. K., And Hull, J. P. D., 1918, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 Pages.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Prospect Is Located On the West Side of Dog Creek and Is One Mile North of Creek'S Junction With Crawfish Creek. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit PROSPECT IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF DOG CREEK AND IS ONE MILE NORTH OF CREEK'S JUNCTION WITH CRAWFISH CREEK. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Cannon, Suzanne S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey location accuracy, easting and northing, ore min, comm
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey calculated lat/long from easting-northing; entered county name; entered commodity codes; updated references

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