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Lathamtown, Cherokee County, Georgia, USAi
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LathamtownVillage
Cherokee CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 14' 44'' North , 84° 18' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.24566,-84.30704
GeoHash:
G#: dnh4cd1rr
GRN:
N23W50
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ball Ground1,720 (2017)12.1km
Milton37,547 (2017)12.6km
Cumming5,718 (2017)15.9km
Nelson1,347 (2017)16.3km
Canton25,469 (2017)16.9km
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ClubLocationDistance
Georgia Mineral Society, Inc.Norcross, Georgia35km
Cobb County Gem and Mineral SocietyMarietta, Georgia40km
Mindat Locality ID:
285492
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:285492:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lathantown


NOTE: Several publications perpetuated the misspelling "Lathantown", instead of the proper "Lathamtown". An example is below.

There are three belts or zones crossing parts of the county, in which pegmatite dikes are of particular interest. The principal belt is about 3 miles wide and enters Cherokee from northwestern Cobb County, holding a course of about N. 40° E. to the vicinity of Lathantown, where it is thought to turn northward continuing into and possibly beyond eastern Pickens and western Dawson counties.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCassiterite ?4.DB.05SnO2

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OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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References

[1]Galpin, S. L. (1915) A Preliminary Report on the Feldspar and Mica Deposits of Georgia. Bulletin 30. Geological Survey of Georgiap.145
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