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Villa Rica

Occurrence in Douglas county in Georgia, United States with commodities Iron-Pyrite, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt, Nickel
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  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 10067862
MRDS ID W000735
Record type Site
Current site name Villa Rica
Related records 10183169

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.88323, 33.76904 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New Georgia(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron-Pyrite Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Kyanite Gangue
Garnet Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Chlorite
  • (Local) Kyanite
  • (Local) Garnet
  • (Local) Muscovite

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Mud Creek Formation
    Rock description Mud Creek Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.88323, 33.76904
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Muscovite Schist

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES UNKNOWN; PYRITE WITH LESS THAN 1% IN HYPOGENE SULFIDE ORE; CARRIES 70 PPM COBALT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KINKEL, A.R., WRITTEN COMMUNICATION TO J.S. VHAY; ABRAMS AND MCCONNEL, 1986 GGS FIELDTRIP GUIDBOOK

  • Production

    COOK 1970; UNPUBLISHED PHD THESIS UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.

  • Reserve-Resource

    UNPUBLISHED COBALT REPORT

  • Deposit

    Mcconnell, K.I., German, J., M., And Abrams, C.E., 1986, Gold And Base Metal Mineralization Host Rocks In The Dahlonega And Carroll County Gold Belts: Georgia Geological Society Guidebook, V. 6, No. 5.Mcconnell, K.I., German, J., M., And Abrams, C.E., 1986, Gold And Base Metal Mineralization Host Rocks In The Dahlonega And Carroll County Gold Belts: Georgia Geological Society Guidebook, V. 6, No. 5.

  • Deposit

    Kinkel, A.R., Written Communication To J.S. Vhay

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Info.Src : 5 Pers Comm

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Cannon, Suzanne S., Coury, Anny B. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey location accuracy, easting and northing,
Updater 01-JUN-1993 Klein, Terry L. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey added commodity codes; checked location

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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