Unnamed Sand Deposit

Occurrence in Pulaski county in Georgia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Land status
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10061583
MRDS ID	TC34500
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed Sand Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-83.34209, 32.12238 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	2 MI SE OF HAWKENSVILLE, GEORGIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pulaski(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Abbeville North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hawkinsville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Macon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower 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	Pulaski

Comments on the location information

Sand Bar In the Ocmulgee River
Est +/- 2 Miles
SAND BAR IN THE OCMULGEE RIVER

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Sand	Ore
Silt	Gangue

Analytical data

Result	FOR A SAMPLE COLLECTED IN THE RIVER FROM A 2 FT DEEP HAND AUGER HOLE, 97% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 94% PASSES NO. 8 MESH SIEVE, 66% PASSES NO. 16 MESH SIEVE, 19% PASSES NO. 30 MESH SIEVE, 3% PASSES NO. 50 MESH SIEVE, 1 % PASSES NO. 100 MESH SIEVE, AND 0.5% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE, THIS SIZE DISTRIBUTION FAILS TO MEET ASTM STANDARD C-33, THE STANDARD FOR A FINE AGGREGATE, BUT COULD BE UPGRADED.

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-83.34209, 32.12238	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	Alluvium

Ore body information

General form RIVER SAND BAR

General form	RIVER SAND BAR

Comments on the geologic information

Minimum Thickness of 2 Ft; Bar Covers About 20 Acres

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category	Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

I ESTIMATE SAND BAR VOLUME OF 40,000 CUBIC METERS.

Comments on development

LOCALITY IDENTIFIED USING GEOMORPHOLOGY

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC34500

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 N0. PUL-5
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	MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 2 FT; BAR COVERS ABOUT 20 ACRES

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

Beyond USGS

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