Wells Quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Wells Quarry | Quarry |
Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District | Mining District |
DeKalb County | County |
Georgia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 45' 58'' North , 84° 8' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Redan | 33,015 (2011) | 2.4km |
Stone Mountain | 6,109 (2017) | 5.5km |
Stonecrest | 50,000 (2017) | 6.4km |
Lithonia | 2,022 (2017) | 6.8km |
Pine Lake | 763 (2017) | 6.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Georgia Mineral Society, Inc. | Norcross, Georgia | 21km |
Cobb County Gem and Mineral Society | Marietta, Georgia | 43km |
Mindat Locality ID:
26165
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26165:9
GUID (UUID V4):
d63d8f95-e39c-4c3c-a3cd-19f41f34889d
A quarry owned by Steven Wells, located a mile and a quarter north of Redan, is situated in fine-grained, evenly textured Stone Mountain granite. It is a light gray rock composed of microcline, quartz, oligoclase, muscovite, biotite, and minor amounts of epidote, zircon, and garnet.
A faint foliation in the rock is barely discernible. Small quartz veins cut the granite in various directions in the quarry. The rock is very good quality, hard, and free from blemishes. It was originally quarried to build the DeKalb County Court House in Decatur.
A faint foliation in the rock is barely discernible. Small quartz veins cut the granite in various directions in the quarry. The rock is very good quality, hard, and free from blemishes. It was originally quarried to build the DeKalb County Court House in Decatur.
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6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
β | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
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 Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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 Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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