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Sumter County Mines (American Cyanamide Mine), Sumter County, Georgia, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 11' 9'' North , 84° 4' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
32.18583,-84.08250
GeoHash:
G#: djspnekbp
GRN:
N22W51
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Andersonville236 (2017)5.5km
Oglethorpe1,211 (2017)12.2km
Montezuma3,189 (2017)14.2km
Dooling148 (2017)15.4km
Byromville520 (2017)16.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
70997
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:70997:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: GA EPA RECORDS AT MACON, GA-DEC 77 GA MINES NO. 002
Deposit:: MSHA LIST 1981
Reserve-Resource:: RICHARDSON, JOEL B. HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT. (AMERICAN
Reserve-Resource:: CYANAMID COMPANY) U.S. DEPT. OF INT., BUREAU OF MINES,
Reserve-Resource:: SEPT. 15, 1971.
Reserve-Resource:: STAFF U.S.B.M. POTENTIAL SOURCES OF ALUMINUM. U.S. DEPT. OF
Reserve-Resource:: INT., BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR NO. 8335,
Reserve-Resource:: 1967, P. 48.
Commodities (Major) - Aluminum; (Minor) - Clay - Kaolin
Development Status: Producer

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OOxygen
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4

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