Consolidated Mine, Lumpkin Co., Georgia, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 34° 32' 17'' North , 83° 58' 14'' West |
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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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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity 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 | |||
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β | 'Gold' | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | 'Calaverite' | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
β | 'Chalcopyrite' | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | 'Petzite' | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
β | 'Pyrite' | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | 'Sylvanite' | 2.EA.05 | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
β | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | |||
β | Petzite | 2.4.3.3 | Ag3AuTe2 |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1 | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.9.1.1 | CuFeS2 |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
β | Calaverite | 2.12.13.2 | AuTe2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
β | Sylvanite | 2.12.13.3 | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Ag | β Sylvanite | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | β Calaverite | AuTe2 |
Te | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Te | β Sylvanite | (Au,Ag)2Te4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Calaverite | AuTe2 |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Au | β Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 |
Au | β 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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