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Tourmaline from
Battle Branch Mine, Auraria, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Battle Branch Mine, Auraria, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:480745
Long-form Identifier:1:3:480745:2
GUID (UUID V4):df82d9e7-276c-4853-afdf-0d9094ed26ed
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
9.5km (5.9 miles) Yahoola Creek, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) Yahoola Mine, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
27.6km (17.2 miles) Marble Hill, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) Reynolds Mine, Marblehill, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) James Foster prospect, Marble Hill, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) James Foster prospect, Marblehill, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
28.4km (17.7 miles) Reevis mica prospect, Ball Ground, Ball Ground Mining District, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) South Amphlett prospect, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
28.7km (17.9 miles) Fowler & Freeman Prospects, Longswamp Creek, Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
28.9km (17.9 miles) Bozeman Mine (Jones Mine), Tate, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE DAHLONEGA GOLD BELT Jerry M. German Georgia Department of Natural Resources...Division Georgia Geologic Survey •,, THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE DAHLONEGA GOLD BELT...BELT Jerry M. German .( Georgia Department of Natural Resources J. Leonard Ledbetter, Commissioner...Figures Figure Page 1. Geographic extent of the Dahlonega gold belt showing study area ...................northeast of the Dahlonega area ....................... . 14 15. Part of the Dahlonega gold belt showing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE BATTLE BRANCH GOLD MINE, GEORGIA. AURARIA, • C. F. PARK, JR., AND R. A. WILSON. CONTENTS. ....... 89 9• ABSTRACT. The Battle Branch mine, in north-central Georgia, is well known locally for its...coarselycrystallinesilicates,such as garnet, kyanite, tourmaline,biotite, and muscovite,which were probablyformed...north Georgia,is 0n the west bank of the Etowah River, aboutonemile westof Auraria, Lumpkin County(Fig...northern Georgia, showing the location of the Battle Branch mine. during an investigationof Georgia gold
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GEORGIA Downloaded by [University of Calgary] at 09:55 07 August 2017 MINERAL LOCALITY INDEX JENNINGS...JENNINGS B. GORDON, JR. P . O . Box 6214 Rome, Georgia 30162 Although perhaps best known for its gold, rutUe...rutUe, and staurolite (the state mineral), Georgia has, in fact, almost two hundred mineral species. ...have been reported and verified from the state of Georgia. The index has been compiled from the literature...be either a report on the economic geology of Georgia or a field guide for lapidaries, it excludes commercial
Report (issue)
orth Carolina and South Carolina ______ ____ _ Georgia ___________________________________ _ Alabama ...34 35 35 36 39 44 44 45 46 47 47 49 49 50 50 Mine descriptions ___________ --------- -- .. -------...___ _______________________ _______ _ Fauquier County ____ ______ ______ _____ _____ _ Franklin ____...properties _________ .. _____________ _ Halifax County ______ - _____ - __________ ~- _'- __ _ Virgilina..._____ _ ____ __ ... _________________ _ Orange County-· ___________________________ _ Melville ____ -
Report (issue)
COVER PHOTO : Gold nugget from Dukes Creek, White County, weight 5 oz., 12 dwt., approx. 2x. BACK COVER...approx. 1.5x. Lower left - Goethite from Pulaski County, approx. lx. Right - Magnetite crystal face showing... MINERALS OF GEORGIA: THEIR PROPERTIES AND OCCURRENCES by Robert B. Cook STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF............................................. 170 County Index ...........................................Page Table 1. Classification and composition of Georgia minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Report (issue)
<:I·:OR<: I A. 1'1.. ·1 TF I GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GEORGIA W. S. YEATES, State Geologist BULLETIN No. 4-...PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PART OF THE Gold Deposits of Georgia BY W.S.YEATES State Geologist AND S. W. MCCALLIE...Geological Survey of Georgia (Ex-Officio) His ExcELLENCY, W. Y. ATKINSON, Governor of Georgia, PRESIDENT THE...the Advisory Board of the Geological Survey of Georgia, SrR: - I have the honor, to submit, herewith,... State Geologist. • THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA CHAPTER 1 THE OCCURRENCE AND HISTORY OF GOLD
Report (issue)
<:I·:OR<: I A. 1'1.. ·1 TF I GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GEORGIA W. S. YEATES, State Geologist BULLETIN No. 4-...PRELIMINARY REPORT ON A PART OF THE Gold Deposits of Georgia BY W.S.YEATES State Geologist AND S. W. MCCALLIE...Geological Survey of Georgia (Ex-Officio) His ExcELLENCY, W. Y. ATKINSON, Governor of Georgia, PRESIDENT THE...the Advisory Board of the Geological Survey of Georgia, SrR: - I have the honor, to submit, herewith,... State Geologist. • THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA CHAPTER 1 THE OCCURRENCE AND HISTORY OF GOLD
Journal (issue)
Nugget," collected in 1865 at the Grit mine, El Dorado County, California, by Jules Fricot and donated...elsewhere in the literature. For the article on Georgia and Alabama gold we went to Robert Cook, chairman...Auburn Univer­ sity and author of Minerals o f Georgia (1978) and Mineralogy o f Alabama (1982). I spent...ing to various of our Georgia subscribers in an effort to track down more Georgia specimens; my thanks...and to Sharon Johnson, Superintendent of the Dahlonega Court­ house Gold Museum, for providing information
Report (issue)
WEST-CENTRAL GEORGIA PIEDMONT The Carroll County gold belt and the southwestern portion of the Dahlonega gold... German Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division Georgia Geologic Survey...workings at the Yorkville Mine, Paulding County (Circa 1930). Photo courtesy of Georgia Department of Archives...WEST-CENTRAL GEORGIA PIEDMONT The Carroll County gold belt and the southwestern portion of the Dahlonega gold...gold belt Jerry M. German Georgia Department of Natural Resources J. Leonard Ledbetter, Commissioner Environmental
Report (issue)
TY, GEORGI A PLATE t GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GEORGIA S. W. McCALLIE, State Geologist BULLETIN No.... 19 SECOND REPORT ON THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA BY S. P. JONES Assistant State Geologist ATLANTA...Survey of Georgia in the Year 1909 (Ex-Officio) His ExcELLENCY, HOKE SMITH, Governor of Georgia PRESIDENT...Schools LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL GEoLOGICAL SuRVEY OF GEoRGIA, ATLANTA, June 15, 1909. To His Excellency, HoKE...the Advisory Board of the Geological Survey of Georgia. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith for
Report (issue)
Society of America, Atlanta, Georgia April 6, 1989 Edited by Robert B. Cook Georgia Department of Natural...Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division Georgia Geologic Survey BULLETIN 117 I The papers presented...herewith have not undergone review procedures of the Georgia Geologic Survey's Quality Assurance Plan. They...necessarily reflect the technical opinions of the Georgia Geologic Survey. Proceedings of the Symposium...of the Geological Society of America, Atlanta, Georgia April 6, 1989 Edited by Robert B. Cook Department
Book (volume)
Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States GEORGIA Georgia’s nearly 59,000 square miles makes it the...highest elevation in the state at 4,784 feet. 145 Georgia Beginning in the northwest, where the Lookout...mountains loom over rich agricultural valleys, Georgia easily divides into five major physiographic provinces...The first real Gold Rush in America occurred in Georgia following two simultaneous discoveries of Gold...White Co. and the other on the Bear Cr. near Dahlonega in Lumpkin Co. Not only was placer and lode gold found
Report (issue)
GEORGIA STATE DIVISION OF CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINING AND GEOLOGY GARLAND PEYTON, Director...TO THE, GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF GEORGIA (NUMBER II) ATLANTA 1953 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL...Conservation Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin No. 60, "Short Contributions...to the Geology, Geography, and Archaeology of Georgia". This report is published in response to many...earth science work in the University System of Georgia, Emory University, the State Geological Survey
Report (issue)
STATE GEORGIA DIVISION OF CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINING AND GEOLOGY A. S. Furcron, Director...Bulletin Number 79 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GEORGIA GEOLOGY THROUGH 1959 by Howard Ross Cramer, Arthur...James George Lester Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia ATLANTA 1967 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Department...Governor of Georgia and Commissioner Ex-Officio State Division of Conservation Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Dear...and Geology entitled, "Annotated Bibliography of Georgia Geology Through 1959," by Drs. Howard R. Cramer
Book (volume)
..........................................122 Georgia .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Book (volume)
..........................................122 Georgia .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(including other carbonaceous material), and tourmaline. Many other mineralsare occasionalhostsfor gold...JamesA. Noblefor the resultsof yearsof work in the mine and laboratory. Noble'sresultsin generalagree with...in magnetite. In someof the outlyingparts of the mine there is no closerelationbetweengold and arsenopyrite...a studyof assaysof ore from theGeorgeGold-Copper Mine of Stewart,BritishColumbia, showsthat gold is associated...amountof arsenopyrite in the ore. In someareasof the mine arsenopyrite carriesmore gold than in others,but
Report (issue)
Slate __ . Halifax County Other localities North Carolina Hagers Mountain, Person County.- _.______ Corbett...Corbett deposit, Johnston County Burnsville-Swannanoa area, Buncombe, Yancey, and Mitchell Counties ________...________ ____ Rutherford County Other localities North Carolina-South Carolina Kings Mountain district, Cleveland...Cleveland, Gaston, and Lincoln Counties, N.C., and York County, S.C. ._ __-__ ____ --- ---General geology Rock...Little Mountain, Newberry County___________ ___ Georgia - - ______ _______-___________________________
Report (volume)
and Virgin Islands. ______ ___________________ Georgia. ____ _ ______________________________________________...Columbia._________________________________________ Georgia. ___________________---____-_---------__-_--_-____-___...C., District of Columbia. Fla., Florida. Ga., Georgia. 111., Illinois. Ind., Indiana. Kans., Kansas....quartz diorite, 700 feet southwest of mine office, Ajo copper mine. Quartz, andesine-oligoclase, biotite...East spur of hill south of manager's residence, Ajo mine. Quartz, albite, orthoclase(?), chlorite, muscovite
Report (issue)
northeastern part of the Dahlonega gold belt and vicinity, northeastern Georgia by F. G. Lesure 1 , K...from roadcuts, surface and underground mine workings, and mine dumps. Locations are given by quadrangle...longitude. Sixty-seven percent of the samples from old mine areas and 24 percent from roadcuts contain gold...determination of 0.02 parts per million (ppm). Half of the mine samples and three-fourths of the roadcut samples...northeastern part of the Dahlonega gold belt and vicinity in northeastern Georgia (fig. 1 and table 1).
Book
ARIZONA-V] 265-352 257-320 353-400 321-384 TOURMALINE ] 327--438 439-508 225-288 289-352 353-416...On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73
Report (issue)
pinnacles beneath soil cover, Bluegrass, Highland County, Va_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...transverse joints cutting shale at Poverty, Highland County, V a_ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...__ 24. Strip-mine areas and coal-bed fires in the Appalachian Region__ 25. Strip coal mine, Coalton, W...Va____________________________ 26. Subsidence over a coal mine, Coalton, W. Va________________ 27-29. Maps showing27...beds_____________________ 36. Pennsylvanian rocks in Georgia, showing sequence of and approximate intervals
Report (volume)
(Anovitz and Grew, Chapter 1) Tourmaline group. In addition to four new tourmaline species, a new classification...classification has been proposed. Another tourmaline, olenite, has been shown to contain substantial amounts...a finding that has revolutionized our view of tourmaline crystal chemistry (Werding and Schreyer, Chapter...IMA-approved and synthetic tourmaline species Chapter 11. Table 1, p. 561: Selected tourmaline-bearing tin +/- tungsten...replacements Chapter 11. Table 2, p. 569: Selected tourmaline-bearing breccia pipes and porphyry deposits Chapter
Report (volume)
IMA-approved and synthetic tourmaline species Chapter 11. Table 1, p. 561: Selected tourmaline-bearing tin +/- tungsten...veins, Chapter 11. Table 2, p. 569: Selected tourmaline-bearing skarns and replacements breccia pipes...Selected tourmaline-bearing vein deposits in metamorphic Chapter 11. Table 4,p.581: Selected tourmaline-bearing...Ac sunccn sack ood cesccece tenn aaa cane syk ees Usa RUT TRO Re ete ret ee 182 BAK CIC sc cee ca thabucasats...granitic magmas: The importance of tourmaline...... 303 Stability of tourmaline at subsolidus conditions ..
Report (volume)
Ottawa, Ontario. Canada, Department of Mines, Mines Branch: Annual Reports, 1935, 1936; Investigations in...Geophysicists, which ends with vol. 6, no. 1, July 1935.] Georgia Geological Survey, Department of Forestry and Geological...Pass and Atlantic City mining district of Fremont County, Wyoming: Rocks and Minerals, vol. 11, no. 10,...zones in the Negaunee iron formation of Marquette County, Mich.: Jour. Geology, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 113-132...Thomas Continued. .. 46. Dickite from St. Louis County, Mo.: Am. Mineralogist, vol. 21, no. 7, pp. 457-459
 
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