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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Battle Branch Mine, Auraria, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:983129
Long-form Identifier:1:3:983129:2
GUID (UUID V4):1d95105e-6f21-4682-aea8-d3ab68501eb2
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.5km (0.3 miles) ā“˜Barlow Mine, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ā“˜Betz Mine (Wing Mine), Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ā“˜Wells Mine, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ā“˜Josephine Mine, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ā“˜Whim Hill mine, Auraria, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ā“˜Norrell mine, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ā“˜Etowah Mine, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ā“˜Briar Patch mine, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ā“˜Turkey Hill mine, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ā“˜Church Lot, Dawsonville, Dawson County, Georgia, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from GEORGIA Figure 1. A rare crystallized gold specimen from the Loud mine in White County, Georgia...is part of the former geology collection of the Georgia Capitol Museum and is now exhibited at Tellus Science...lthough famous for its historical gold production, Georgia has few gold specimens with acceptable attribution...Science Museum 100 Tellus Drive Cartersville, Georgia 30120 juliang@tellusmuseum.org ROBERT B. COOK...placer and saprolite deposits and as visible gold in quartz mined from lode deposits. Crystals are rare, but
Report (issue)
NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE DAHLONEGA GOLD BELT Jerry M. German Georgia Department of Natural Resources...Division Georgia Geologic Survey ā€¢,, 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, ā€¢ C. F. PARK, JR., AND R. A. WILSON. CONTENTS. ....... 89 9ā€¢ ABSTRACT. The Battle Branch mine, in north-central Georgia, is well known locally for its...depositis of the lode type; it consistsof many quartz stringersand lensesgroupedin three zonesin a schistosephaseof...country rock. During the intermediatestageankerite, quartz, and pyrrhotite were formed. The last stage was...north Georgia,is 0n the west bank of the Etowah River, aboutonemile westof Auraria, Lumpkin County(Fig
Book
org/details/georgiagoldrusht0000will The Georgia Gold Rush THE GEORGIA GOLD RUSH Twenty-Niners, Cherokees...Dancing Houses, & Drinking Saloonsā€: Life in the Georgia Gold Region Chapter Seven ā€œProsper the Americans...evidence of a gold strike in Georgia Gold miners in nineteenth-century Lumpkin County John Ross, principal chief...Gilmer, governor of Georgia (1829-31, 1837-39) Wilson Lumpkin, governor of Georgia (1831-35) Drawing tickets...tickets in the Land Lottery Panning for gold on Long Branch An African-American miner operating a cradle rocker
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Gold Depositsof the Dahlonegaand Carroll County Gold Belts, Georgia JERRYM. GERMAN GeorgiaGeologicSurvey...UniveterFormation.Mostgolddepositsof the Dahlonega and Carroll County belts can be groupedinto six districts:the...smallerscale(Yeates called the Dahlonegaand the Carroll County gold et al., 1896). belts.Thesebeltscanbe tracedacross...tracedacross Georgiafrom Gold was first discoveredin Georgia in 1829. For Alabamato North Carolina(Fig. 2) andconsistof...political and Countybeltsarelargelyconfinedto the New Georgia economicconditionsand the availability of mining
Report (issue)
orth Carolina and South Carolina ______ ____ _ Georgia ___________________________________ _ Alabama ...__ _________________________ _; _____ _ Barren quartz veins ________________ _ Mineralized zones ___________...34 35 35 36 39 44 44 45 46 47 47 49 49 50 50 Mine descriptions ___________ --------- -- .. -------...___ _______________________ _______ _ Fauquier County ____ ______ ______ _____ _____ _ Franklin ____...properties _________ .. _____________ _ Halifax County ______ - _____ - __________ ~- _'- __ _ Virgilina
Report (issue)
<:IĀ·:OR<: I A. 1'1.. Ā·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. ā€¢ THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA CHAPTER 1 THE OCCURRENCE AND HISTORY OF GOLD
Report (issue)
<:IĀ·:OR<: I A. 1'1.. Ā·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. ā€¢ THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF GEORGIA CHAPTER 1 THE OCCURRENCE AND HISTORY OF 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)
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............................................. 153 Quartz ........................................................................................... 170 County Index ........................................
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
Journal (issue)
Nugget," collected in 1865 at the Grit mine, El Dorado County, California, by Jules Fricot and donated...all been unravelled. On Arizona collection. or quartz or even silver. On the subject of the other hand...exotic. virtually all the value of a wulfenite or a quartz crystal. In fact, The only problem posed by goldā€™s...elsewhere in the literature. For the article on Georgia and Alabama gold we went to Robert Cook, chairman...Auburn UniverĀ­ sity and author of Minerals o f Georgia (1978) and Mineralogy o f Alabama (1982). I spent
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
Book (edition)
haunting...ā€ A guide to Ghost Alaska, Towns Georgia, North and Mining Camp Sites in the West, Southwest...Mining Camp Sites Southwest, Northwest, Alaska, Georgia, lina, Tennessee, British Columbia, and IT: A...Town in Buena Park offers this panorama of a Calico mine with workers digging and loading ore. CONTENTS...89 CONTA EOTE a 2 i WP re a 2 ee go Colorado ā€” Georgia alad fa scebimelteiniesiaite/efe) kevin] ieche...Concord. Georgia: Gold was found at quantities. 1830 To 1848 Active gold mining in Georgia, North
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
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)
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
alsobe found in the sten, North Carolina, and Dahlonega,Georgia,dis- Piedmontgeologicprovince. tricts(Doe...SouthCarolinaā€¢6, KingsCreek barite mine, South Carolina; ?, Cameron mine, South Carolina; 8, Castle'sprospect...Castle'sprospect,SouthCarolina:9, StoneHill mine, Alabamaā€¢]0, GossanLeaddistrict,Virginia; ] ], Fontariadistrict... Payneprospect,Georgiaā€¢] 4, Virginiā€¢ gold pyrite belt: ]5, Dahlonegadistrict,Georgia. Ridge is thoughtto...over unmetamorphosedPaleozoiesedimentsof alized quartz veins,are alsofound in the central Virthe ValleyandRidgeprovince
Book (volume)
Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States GEORGIA Georgiaā€™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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Recovery History of the Olinghouse District, Washoe County, Nevada Scott Kleine [2:20 to 2:40] The Gold Tellurides...Raines [2:40 to 3:00] The Round Mountain Gold Mine, Nye County, Nevada R. Scott Werschky LUNCH BREAK the...mines, including the Eagleā€™s Nest and the Colorado Quartz mines, were successfully operated exclusively for...from California localities such as the Colorado Quartz mine near Mariposa. The Systematic Study of Regolith...miles from Ekaterinburg. Five small gold leaves on quartz led to the ultimate discovery of 150 lode zones
Book (volume)
..........................................122 Georgia ...............................................................................458 Appendix B - Quartz Family Gemstones ................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...includes granites, schists (mica, garnet, graphite, quartz), and gneisses, as well as numerous granite pegmatites...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham
Book (volume)
..........................................122 Georgia ...............................................................................460 Appendix B - Quartz Family Gemstones ................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...includes granites, schists (mica, garnet, graphite, quartz), and gneisses, as well as numerous granite pegmatites...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
most commongangue minerals containing'gold are: quartz, carbonates, chlorite, graphite (including other...gold for arsenopyritealthough gold also occursin quartz,chlorite,andpyrrhotite. The writer is indebted...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
Report (issue)
northeastern part of the Dahlonega gold belt and vicinity, northeastern Georgia by F. G. Lesure 1 , K...amphibolite, and quartzite, or vein quartz in saprolite. Samples of vein quartz generally contain some enclosing...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
Report (issue)
slate belt 177 Lincolnton-McCormick district, Georgia and South Carolina Other slate belt deposits 188...deposits. 37. Index map of the Appalachians in Georgia and Alabama. 38. 196 199 Lead isotope ratio...range diagrams of sulfur isotope variation in Haile mine pyrite. 50. 259 265 U versus Pb, Th versus Pb...Vance County pluton. 57. 295 Lead isotope ratio diagrams illustrating results from Vance County pluton...pluton K-feldspar fields with Hamme galena and Vance County pluton albite analyses on lead isotope ratio 59
 
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