| Deposit ID | 10305963 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whim Hill |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.04071, 34.47872 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lumpkin(county)
Georgia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dawsonville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cartersville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Etowah(hydrologic unit)
Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)
Alabama(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Georgia | Lumpkin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| (1) | -84.04071, 34.47872 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Amphibole Gneiss, Granite Gneiss |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
Yeates, W.S., Mccallie, S.W., And King, F.P., 1896, A Preliminary Report On The Gold Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 4a, 542 P.Yeates, W.S., Mccallie, S.W., And King, F.P., 1896, A Preliminary Report On The Gold Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 4a, 542 P.
Jones, S.P., 1909, Second Report On The Gold Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 19, 453 P.Jones, S.P., 1909, Second Report On The Gold Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 19, 453 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1998 | Cocker, Mark D. | Georgia Geologic Survey | record type; name; add non-ore min.; add host rock type; deleted reference; entry taken from original MRDS record W100576 |
| Editor | 01-NOV-2002 | Woodruff, Laurel G. | U.S. Geological Survey | commodity codes; updated references; entered lat/long |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.