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Folkston Placer

Producer in Charlton county in Georgia, United States with commodities Titanium, Zirconium
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110353
MRDS ID W001358
Record type Site
Current site name Folkston Placer
Related records 10143848

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.43313, 30.86691 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camden(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cumberland Island South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fernandina Beach(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Jacksonville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cumberland-St. Simons(hydrologic unit)

St. Marys-Satilla(hydrologic accounting unit)

Altamaha-St. Marys(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Cumberland Island National Seashore(National Seashore)

National Seashore NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Charlton

Comments on the location information

  • Previous Quad Designation = Jacksonville 1:250000
  • PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = JACKSONVILLE 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary
Zirconium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Zircon Ore
Rutile Ore
Ilmenite Ore

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE HEAVIES 4%. ILMENITE 61% TIO2.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 121
USGS model code 39c
Deposit model name Shoreline placer Ti

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Changed Deposit Model Number From 39l To 39h

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GILLSON 1959 MIN. ENG. V. 8 P. 296

  • Deposit

    Gillson, J.L., 1959, Sand Deposits Of Titanium Minerals: Mining Engineering, V. 11, Pp. 421-429.Gillson, J.L., 1959, Sand Deposits Of Titanium Minerals: Mining Engineering, V. 11, Pp. 421-429.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1973 Force, Eric R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey deposit type; model number;
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey updated reference; entered commodity codes

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