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Pine Mountain Mine (Stockmar), Villa Rica, Douglas County, Georgia, USAi
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Pine Mountain Mine (Stockmar)Mine
Villa RicaTown
Douglas CountyCounty
GeorgiaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 45' 12'' North , 84° 53' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Villa Rica14,904 (2017)3.9km
Douglasville32,897 (2017)12.7km
Temple4,313 (2017)13.7km
Hiram3,792 (2017)17.7km
Dallas12,870 (2017)19.4km
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ClubLocationDistance
Cobb County Gem and Mineral SocietyMarietta, Georgia38km
Mindat Locality ID:
71298
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:71298:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Analytical Data:: PATE, 1980
Deposit:: LESURE, 1983; PARDEE PARKS; GA GS BULL. 19; ABRAMS AND MCCONNEL, 1986 GGS GUID EBOOK.; PATE M.L., 1980 GGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 81-3
Deposit:: Lesure, F.G., Curtin, G. C., And D'Agistino, J.P., 1993, Mineral Resource Assessment Of Gold And Silver In The Greenville 1-Degree X 2-Degree Quadrangle, South Carolina, Georgia, And North Carolina, U.S. Geological Survey Field InvestigatioLesure, F.G., Curtin, G. C., And D'Agistino, J.P., 1993, Mineral Resource Assessment Of Gold And Silver In The Greenville 1-Degree X 2-Degree Quadrangle, South Carolina, Georgia, And North Carolina, U.S. Geological Survey Field Investigatio
Deposit:: Jones, S.P., 1909, Second Report On The Gold Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 19, 453 P. Jones, S.P., 1909, Second Report On The Gold Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 19, 453 P.
Deposit:: Mcconnell, K.I. And Abrams, C.E., 1984, Geology Of The Greater Atlanta Region: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 96, 127.Mcconnell, K.I. And Abrams, C.E., 1984, Geology Of The Greater Atlanta Region: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 96, 127.
Deposit:: Pate, M.L., 1980, Gold, Pyrite, And Asbestos Deposits Of The Villa Rica Mining District, West-Central Georgia: A Preliminary Report: Georgia Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-3, 24 P. Pate, M.L., 1980, Gold, Pyrite, And Asbestos Deposits Of The Villa Rica Mining District, West-Central Georgia: A Preliminary Report: Georgia Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-3, 24 P.
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Type: Stratabound Disseminated Sulfide
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Ste Genevieve Limestone
Host Rocks: Muscovite-Paragonite Quartzite, Mud Creek Formation
Host Rock: Plutonic Rock

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Anthophyllite9.DD.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Paragonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Na ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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