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Graves Mountain Mines, Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA

A quartz-sericite-kyanite deposit. Mined for kyanite. Located South of US highway 378 between Lincolnton and Washington.



References:
- Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 910.

- Matrix 11:4 pp 233-244.

- Rocks & Minerals: 64: 198.

- Hurst (1959).

- Reusing (1979).

- Barwood & Hajek (1979).

- Bell et al. (1980).

- Cook, R.B. (1985). "Famous mineral localities: the mineralogy of Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia." Mineralogical Record, 16(6), pp: 443-458.





Map Reference: 33°44'29"N , 82°31'28"W

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Mineral List:
'Adularia'
Alunite
Andalusite
Baryte
Cacoxenite
Crandallite
Dickite
Gibbsite
Goethite
Gold
Gorceixite
Hematite
Ilmenite
Jarosite
Kaolinite
Kyanite
Lazulite
Magnetite
Muscovite
var: Fuchsite
Paragonite
Phosphosiderite
Pyrite
Pyrophyllite
Quartz
var: Blue Quartz
Rutile
'Sericite'
Strengite
Sulphur
Topaz
Turgite
Variscite
Wavellite
Woodhouseite


35 entries listed. 30 valid minerals.

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