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Berrong Prospect (Johnson Copper Prospect)

Occurrence in Towns county in Georgia, United States with commodities Copper, 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067502
MRDS ID W000279
Record type Site
Current site name Berrong Prospect (Johnson Copper Prospect)
Alternate or previous names Berrong Prospect Johnson Copper Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.7499, 34.94177 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Towns(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Macedonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Toccoa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hiwassee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Other Federal Agencies(Department)

Department UND(Type of land area)

UND(Federal land areas administered by UND)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Towns

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron-Pyrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 91
USGS model code 24b
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits)
Mark3 model number 30

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.7499, 34.94177
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Biotite Granite Gneiss & Quartzose Mica Schist

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: A GOSSAN. THE BEST ONE IN THE STATE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEARER, H. K., AND HULL, J. P. D., 1918, A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF 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.

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
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey commodity codes; updated references; entered lat/long; county name

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