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Attapulgus, Ga.

Past Producer in Decatur county in Georgia, United States
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Materials information
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068440
MRDS ID W001498
Record type Site
Current site name Attapulgus, Ga.
Related records 10168143

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.47186, 30.75522 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Decatur(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Climax South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bainbridge(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tallahassee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Ochlockonee(hydrologic unit)

Ochlockonee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ochlockonee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Decatur

Comments on the location information

  • 1:250000 QUADRANGLE INFORMATION : NH 16-6 TALLAHASSEE, FLA., GA., ALA.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Montmorillonite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.47186, 30.75522
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR LENS

Comments on the geologic information

  • Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1895

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL ACTIVE PITS SOUTH AND NORTHEAST OF ATTAPULGUS

Comments on development

  • ENGLEHARD AND MILWHITE CO. PLANTS ACTIVE IN ATTAPULGUS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 14-APR-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey record type; age of mineralization, add host rock type;
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey commodity codes; updated references; checked location

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