| Deposit ID | 10069788 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007474 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Graves Mountain Kyanite Occurrence |
| Alternate or previous names | Graves Mountain Kyn Occurrence |
| Related records | 10168650 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.53316, 33.73344 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Georgia(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Aonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Clark Hill Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Athens(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Little(hydrologic unit)
Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)
Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Georgia | Lincoln |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kyanite | Primary |
| Iron-Pyrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Rutile | Ore |
| Lazulite | Ore |
| Pyrophyllite | Ore |
| Kyanite | Ore |
| Pyrophyllite | Gangue |
| Result | KYN CONTENT PROBABLY 10-20% |
|---|
| (1) | -82.53316, 33.73344 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Carolina Terrane Metavolcanic Rocks; Metamorphic Kaolin-Quartz-Pyrite Alteration Zone In Metavolcanics |
| General form | IRREGULAR LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 548.64M |
| Width | 121.92M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007474 |
ESPENSHADE, G. H., AND POTTER, D. B., IN PRESS, KYANITE. SILLIMANITE AND ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 33
Hurst, V.J., 1959, Geology And Mineralogy Of Graves Mountain, Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 68, 33 P. Hurst, V.J., 1959, Geology And Mineralogy Of Graves Mountain, Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 68, 33 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1959 | Espenshade, Gilbert H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1998 | Cocker, Mark D. | Georgia Geologic Survey | age of mineralization, add host rock type; deposit type; major comm.; added reference; |
| Editor | 01-NOV-2002 | Woodruff, Laurel G. | U.S. Geological Survey | commodity codes; updated references; checked location |
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