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D. Ragsdale Prospect

Occurrence in Cobb county in Georgia, United States with commodity Iron-Pyrite
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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 10067497
MRDS ID W000274
Record type Site
Current site name D. Ragsdale Prospect
Alternate or previous names D Ragsdale Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.7166, 33.93347 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cobb(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lost Mountain(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 Cobb

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron-Pyrite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Pyrite Constitutes Up To 40% of the Ore.
  • PYRITE CONSTITUTES UP TO 40% OF THE ORE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Garnet Gangue
Mica Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

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) -84.7166, 33.93347
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Schistand Hornblende Gneiss

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Paulding County Belt

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 This Deposit Is On the Same Trend As Little Bob and Shirley Mines. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit THIS DEPOSIT IS ON THE SAME TREND AS LITTLE BOB AND SHIRLEY MINES. ; 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 name
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey commodity codes; updated references; entered lat/long; county name

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