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Amelia Island Placer

Occurrence in Nassau county in Florida, United States with commodity Titanium-Heavy Minerals
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  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 10093328
MRDS ID W001369
Record type Site
Current site name Amelia Island Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.44983, 30.61695 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nassau(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Amelia City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fernandina Beach(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Jacksonville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nassau(hydrologic unit)

St. Marys-Satilla(hydrologic accounting unit)

Altamaha-St. Marys(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Nassau

Comments on the location information

  • Previous Quad Designation = Valdosta 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium-Heavy Minerals Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Monazite Ore
Zircon Ore
Rutile Ore
Ilmenite Ore

Analytical data

Result 3% HEAVIES AVERAGE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.44983, 30.61695
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Beach Sand

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MIN. RECORD. 1957 V. 68 P.

  • Deposit

    Calver, J.L., 1957, Mining And Mineral Resources: Florida Geological Survey, Bulletin 39, 132 Pp.Calver, J.L., 1957, Mining And Mineral Resources: Florida Geological Survey, Bulletin 39, 132 Pp.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Editor 04-NOV-2002 Nicholson, S.W. U.S. Geological Survey reformated date column; calculated latitude and longitude in decimal degrees; added Location Precision, Continent, Country, State, Commodity Code, Ore Minerals Code fields; changed Major Commodity fie
Reporter 31-DEC-1978 Force, Eric R. U.S. Geological Survey PAST PRODUCER?

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