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Unnamed Sand Deposit

Past Producer in Bibb county in Georgia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105190
MRDS ID TC34475
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Sand Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.6566, 32.74877 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ADJACENT TO SE MACON, GEORGIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bibb(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Warner Robins NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Macon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Macon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Ocmulgee(hydrologic unit)

Altamaha(hydrologic accounting unit)

Altamaha-St. Marys(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Bibb

Comments on the location information

  • South Side of Tobesofkee Creek
  • Est +/- 2 Miles
  • SOUTH SIDE OF TOBESOFKEE CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sand Ore
Silt Gangue

Analytical data

Result FOR TWO UNCRUSHED SAMPLES, THE AVERAGES ARE 98% PASSES NO. 8 MESH SIEVE, 90% PASSES NO. 16 MESH SIEVE, 67% PASSES NO. 30 MESH SIEVE, 51 % PASSES NO. 50 MESH SIEVE, 17% PASSES NO. 100 MESH SIEVE, 13% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE
Result THIS SIZE DISTRIBUTION MARGINALLY FAILS TO MEET ASTM STANDARD C-33, THE STANDARD FOR FINE AGGREGATE
Result TOO-WELL SORTED, TOO MUCH FINES
Result WILL REQUIRE UPGRADING. SAMPLES COLLECTED IN A 15 FT TRENCH AND A 10.5 FT AUGER HOLE ADJACENT TO ABANDONED SAND PIT.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Alluvium

Comments on the geologic information

  • Deposit Area of 10 Acres; Minimum Thickness of 25.5 Ft.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • I ESTIMATE VOLUME OF DEPOSIT TO BE 311,000 CUBIC METERS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRACKMAN, J.S., 1991, CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL POTENTIAL OF THE MIDDLE GEORGIA COASTAL PLAIN: GEORGIA GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULLETIN 119, 228 P

  • Other Database

    BRACKMAN NO. BIB-2, BRACKMAN NO. BIB-3

  • Reserve-Resource

    BRACKMAN, 1991

  • Deposit

    Brackman, J.S., 1991, Construction Material Potential Of The Middle Georgia Coastal Plain: Georgia Geologic Survey Bulletin 119, 228 P.Brackman, J.S., 1991, Construction Material Potential Of The Middle Georgia Coastal Plain: Georgia Geologic Survey Bulletin 119, 228 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT AREA OF 10 ACRES; MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 25.5 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey can t find - not specific location; deposit type
Reporter 01-JUL-1993 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey entered commodity codes

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