Ethel quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USAi
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Ethel quarry | Quarry |
Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District | Mining District |
DeKalb County | County |
Georgia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 48' 9'' North , 84° 7' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mountain Park | 11,554 (2011) | 4.7km |
Stone Mountain | 6,109 (2017) | 4.7km |
Redan | 33,015 (2011) | 6.5km |
Pine Lake | 763 (2017) | 8.1km |
Lilburn | 12,655 (2017) | 10.0km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Georgia Mineral Society, Inc. | Norcross, Georgia | 18km |
Cobb County Gem and Mineral Society | Marietta, Georgia | 43km |
Mindat Locality ID:
67399
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67399:7
GUID (UUID V4):
52473fcb-94ac-4a72-949c-dbfc453289f6
The Ethel quarry is located on a ten acre pavement of granite three miles east of the village of Stone Mountain. The quarry face is two hundred feet long in a northeasterly direction.
Small, disseminated pink garnets are found throughout the rock which is distinctly foliated biotite-bearing muscovite granite. Small, zoned aplite dikes have medium-grained muscovite borders and fine-grained white aplite centers. Irregular pegmatite pods contain small black tourmaline rosettes. Light green damourite occurs on several small slickensided faults.
Small, disseminated pink garnets are found throughout the rock which is distinctly foliated biotite-bearing muscovite granite. Small, zoned aplite dikes have medium-grained muscovite borders and fine-grained white aplite centers. Irregular pegmatite pods contain small black tourmaline rosettes. Light green damourite occurs on several small slickensided faults.
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4 valid minerals.
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β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Damourite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
β Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
β Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
β Zoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Zoisite var. Thulite Formula: {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
β | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O | |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O |
β | Zoisite var. Thulite | 9.BG.10 | {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
β | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) | |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Damourite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
H | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
H | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Muscovite var. Damourite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
O | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Muscovite var. Damourite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Al | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Muscovite var. Damourite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Si | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Si | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Muscovite var. Damourite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Muscovite var. Damourite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Ca | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Ca | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Zoisite var. Thulite | {Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
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