Laurel Creek Olivine Deposit

Occurrence in Rabun county in Georgia, United States with commodities Asbestos, Magnesite, Vermiculite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10119076
MRDS ID K001889
MAS/MILS ID 0132410003
Record type Site
Current site name Laurel Creek Olivine Deposit
Related records 10025912

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.17548, 34.94591 (WGS84)
Elevation 524

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rabun(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Satolah(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Toccoa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tugaloo(hydrologic unit)

Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)

Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chattahoochee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Rabun

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Secondary
Magnesite Primary
Vermiculite Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -83.17548, 34.94591

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: CRIB RECORD NO. K001889.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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