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Consolidated Mine, Lumpkin Co., Georgia, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 34° 32' 17'' North , 83° 58' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 34.53806,-83.97056
GeoHash:G#: dnhk3pqwb
Locality type:Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:Cfa : Humid subtropical climate


UNKNOWN
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Development Status: Past Producer

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
Reference: Callahan,J.E., J.R Craig, and T.N Solberg,1995, Telluride mineralization of the southeastern United States - Southeastern Geology 35: 139- 151
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: John E.Callahan,James R.Craig, and Todd N.Solberg,Telluride Mineralization of the southeastern United States,Southeastern Geology,V.35,No 3,Sep,1995,pg. 139-151
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: John E.Callahan,James R.Craig, and Todd N.Solberg,Telluride Mineralization of the southeastern United States,Southeastern Geology,V.35,No 3,Sep,1995,pg. 139-151
β“˜ 'commodity:Gold'
Formula: Au
Reference: From USGS MRDS database
β“˜ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
Reference: Callahan,J.E., J.R Craig, and T.N Solberg,1995, Telluride mineralization of the southeastern United States - Southeastern Geology 35: 139- 151
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: John E.Callahan,James R.Craig, and Todd N.Solberg,Telluride Mineralization of the southeastern United States,Southeastern Geology,V.35,No 3,Sep,1995,pg. 139-151
β“˜ Sylvanite
Formula: (Au,Ag)2Te4
Reference: Callahan,J.E., J.R Craig, and T.N Solberg,1995, Telluride mineralization of the southeastern United States - Southeastern Geology 35: 139- 151

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜'Gold'1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜'Calaverite'2.EA.10AuTe2
β“˜'Chalcopyrite'2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜'Petzite'2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
β“˜'Pyrite'2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜'Sylvanite'2.EA.05(Au,Ag)2Te4

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Metals, other than the Platinum Group
β“˜Gold1.1.1.1Au
Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1
β“˜Petzite2.4.3.3Ag3AuTe2
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.9.1.1CuFeS2
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2
β“˜Calaverite2.12.13.2AuTe2
β“˜Pyrite2.12.1.1FeS2
β“˜Sylvanite2.12.13.3(Au,Ag)2Te4

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Agβ“˜ Sylvanite(Au,Ag)2Te4
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teβ“˜ Sylvanite(Au,Ag)2Te4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
Auβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Auβ“˜ Sylvanite(Au,Ag)2Te4

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Paleozoic - Precambrian
251.902 - 4000 Ma



ID: 2915335
Mica Schist/ Amphibolite

Age: Eoarchean to Triassic (251.902 - 4000 Ma)

Lithology: Major:{mica schist,amphibolite}

Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133]

Mesoproterozoic
1000 - 1600 Ma



ID: 3186696
Mesoproterozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks

Age: Mesoproterozoic (1000 - 1600 Ma)

Comments: Blue Ridge

Lithology: Paragneiss; paragneiss/metavolcanic gneiss

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

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