Ochlocknee

Past Producer in Thomas county in Georgia, United States with commodity Fullers Earth
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068441
MRDS ID W001499
Record type Site
Current site name Ochlocknee
Alternate or previous names Ochlocknee Ga.
Related records 10265684

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.04961, 30.97271 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Thomas(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ochlocknee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bainbridge(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tallahassee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Ochlockonee(hydrologic unit)

Ochlockonee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ochlockonee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Thomas

Comments on the location information

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fullers Earth Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Montmorillonite Ore
Attapulgite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.04961, 30.97271

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Hawthorn Group

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR LENS

Comments on the geologic information

  • Age of Mineralization Lower Miocene
  • Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • Pits Located West, North, and Northeast of Ochlocknee
  • PITS LOCATED WEST, NORTH, AND NORTHEAST OF OCHLOCKNEE

Comments on development

  • PLANT OF PENNSYLVANIA GLASS SAND, OIL DRI CORP. OF AMERICA, AND CHEROKEE INDUSTRIES NEAR OCHLOCKNEE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Patterson, Sam H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 14-APR-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey age of mineralization, add host rock type;
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey commodity codes; updated references; checked location

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.