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Jenny Stone Prospect

Occurrence in Carroll county in Georgia, United States with commodities Iron-Pyrite, Zinc
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067498
MRDS ID W000275
Record type Site
Current site name Jenny Stone Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.93281, 33.75774 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carroll(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 Carroll

Comments on the location information

  • Location Calculated From Easting and Northing

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron-Pyrite Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Body Is A Vein of Red Vesicular Limonite Gossan That Is Exposed Over A 20 Feet Width. The Vein Is Concordant With Country Rocks and Strikes Ne. and Dips Steeply Se.
  • ORE BODY IS A VEIN OF RED VESICULAR LIMONITE GOSSAN THAT IS EXPOSED OVER A 20 FEET WIDTH. THE VEIN IS CONCORDANT WITH COUNTRY ROCKS AND STRIKES NE. AND DIPS STEEPLY SE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

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 > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) Granitic Gneiss undifferentiated
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Hornblende Schist-Gneiss

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE ORE BODY IS IN THE SCHIST, NEAR A SCHIST - GRANITE GNEISS CONTACT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Villa Rica

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEARER, H. K., AND HULL, J. P. D., 1918, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON PYRITE DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA

  • 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 Jenny Stone Prospect, A. C. Watkins Prospect, Lasseter Prospect, and Askew Prospect (Wisdom) Are On One Lead. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit JENNY STONE PROSPECT, A. C. WATKINS PROSPECT, LASSETER PROSPECT, AND ASKEW PROSPECT (WISDOM) ARE ON ONE LEAD. ; 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,
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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