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A. C. Watkins Prospect

Occurrence in Carroll county in Georgia, United States with commodities Iron-Pyrite, Gold
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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 10067499
MRDS ID W000276
Record type Site
Current site name A. C. Watkins Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.94993, 33.75014 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

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)

Upper Tallapoosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Carroll

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron-Pyrite Primary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Four Shafts Were Sunk Here Sometime Prior To the Civil War. The Deepest Was 96 Feet and Exposed A 30 Inch Vein. The Ore Was Said To Carry Gold, But A Later Analysis Shows Only Pyrite and Quartz.
  • FOUR SHAFTS WERE SUNK HERE SOMETIME PRIOR TO THE CIVIL WAR. THE DEEPEST WAS 96 FEET AND EXPOSED A 30 INCH VEIN. THE ORE WAS SAID TO CARRY GOLD, BUT A LATER ANALYSIS SHOWS ONLY PYRITE AND QUARTZ.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

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

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 Location Is One Mile Southwest of Jenny Stone Prospect. A. C. Watkins Prospect, Jenny Stone Prospect, Lasseter Prospect, and Askew Prospect (Wisdom) Are On One Lead. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit LOCATION IS ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF JENNY STONE PROSPECT. A. C. WATKINS PROSPECT, JENNY STONE 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 ore min, add min. comm.,
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey commodity codes; updated references; entered lat/long; county name

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