Unnamed Mica Prospect

Prospect in Oconee county in South Carolina, United States with commodity Mica
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 10250174
MAS/MILS ID 0450730012
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Mica Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.9813, 34.60432 (WGS84)
Elevation 274

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lumpkin(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dahlonega(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Toccoa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Greenville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Chattahoochee(hydrologic unit)

Apalachicola(hydrologic accounting unit)

Apalachicola(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 South Carolina Oconee

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Metagraywacke/ Mica Schist-Quartzite/ Amphibolite

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAZEAU, CHARLES J, 1967, SC DIV OFGEOL BULL 34, PLATE 2.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-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.

Coordinate doesn't match listed state

The coordinates (34.6043, -83.9813) appear to be in Georgia or North Carolina, but this record is listed as being in South Carolina. The location data may be incorrect.