Berkstresser, H.L. Prospect

Producer in Floyd county in Georgia, United States with commodities Nickel, Cobalt

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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
Controls for ore emplacement
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10067864
MRDS ID	W000737
Record type	Site
Current site name	Berkstresser, H.L. Prospect
Alternate or previous names	Berdstreaser Prospect
Related records	10289130

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-85.23324, 34.11683 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Floyd(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cedartown East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Coosa(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Georgia	Floyd

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Nickel Critical	Primary
Cobalt Critical	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

Some Prospect Pits.
SOME PROSPECT PITS.

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Manganese Ox-Hydrous	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-85.23324, 34.11683	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	Dolomite, Knox Dolomite

Controls for ore emplacement

Weathering Probably Important In Origin

Comments on the geologic information

Manganese Oxides

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Area Nw Of Cedartown

Comments on the reserve resource information

RESERVES INSIGNIFICANT

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W000737

Bibliographic references

Deposit

PIERCE, W.G., 1944, USGS BULL. 940-J, P.265-285
Reserve-Resource

UNPUBLISHED COBALT REPORT
Deposit

Pierce, W.G., 1944, Cobalt-Bearing Manganese Deposits Of Alabama, Georgia, And Tennessee: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 940-J., P.265-285.Pierce, W.G., 1944, Cobalt-Bearing Manganese Deposits Of Alabama, Georgia, And Tennessee: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 940-J., P.265-285.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUL-1972	Coury, Anny B.	U.S. Geological Survey
Editor	01-NOV-2002	Woodruff, Laurel G.	U.S. Geological Survey	commodity codes; updated references

Beyond USGS

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