Unnamed Sand Deposit

Past Producer in Wheeler county in Georgia, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
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	10064741
MRDS ID	TC39215
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed Sand Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-82.74597, 32.00019 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	8.5 MI S ALAMO, GEORGIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wheeler(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jordan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vidalia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Macon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little 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	Wheeler

Comments on the location information

N Side of Little Ocmulgee River
Est +/- 2 Miles
County Discrepancy With Lat/Long Due To Estimated Location
N SIDE OF LITTLE 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 FROM 20 FT DEEP AUGER HOLE, 98% PASSES NO. 4 MESH SIEVE, 97% PASSES NO. 8 MESH SIEVE, 94% PASSES NO. 16 MESH SIEVE, 81% PASSES NO. 30 MESH SIEVE, 51% PASSES NO. 50 MESH SIEVE, 19% PASSES NO. 100 MESH SIEVE, AND 6% PASSES NO. 200 MESH SIEVE
Result	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)	-82.74597, 32.00019	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	Alluvium

Comments on the geologic information

Minimum Thickness Is 16 Ft; 15 Acre Deposit

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category	Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

I ESTIMATE DEPOSIT VOLUME OF 300,000 CUBIC METERS.

Comments on the workings information

Small Abandoned Pits
SMALL ABANDONED PITS

Comments on development

LOCALITY IDENTIFIED USING SOIL TYPE

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC39215

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 NO. WHE-6
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 IS 16 FT; 15 ACRE DEPOSIT

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Updater	01-MAY-98	Cocker, Mark D.	Georgia Geologic Survey	can t find - not specific location; deposit type
Reporter	01-JUL-93	Bliss, James D.	U.S. Geological Survey
Editor	01-NOV-02	Woodruff, Laurel G.	U.S. Geological Survey	entered commodity codes; checked location

Beyond USGS

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