Miller Asbestos Mine, Burton, Rabun County, Georgia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Miller Asbestos Mine | Mine |
| Burton | Village (Historical) |
| Rabun County | County |
| Georgia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 83° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
H. V. M. Miller property
The H. V. M. Miller property is located on lot 7, 1st district 3 miles north west of Burton on a small branch of Dicks Creek.
According to King: "The peridotite formation is about 550 yards long and 200 yards wide. It is made up, as far as can be determined, by outcroppings, entirely of chrysolite changing into chromiferous chrysolite to the northeast. It differs, therefore, from other peridotite formations of Rabun County in the absence of anthophyllite. The country rock is a gneiss, while hornblende gneiss lies close by on the northwest side."
Prospecting for asbestos, which was done here about 1890, was confined to the southwestern part of the intrusion. A number of open cuts were made in hard olivine rocks, at some places largely serpentinized, showing veins of both slip- and mass-fiber asbestos. Some beautiful specimens of foliated talc are found along with the asbestos. So far as the exposure show, only a small part of the intrusion has been altered to talc and asbestos, and they are confined to planes of movement in the rock mass. There is no mass fiber present.
Notwithstanding the good quality of the long-fibered asbestos found at this locality, it is very doubtful whether it can ever be worked profitably on account of the relatively small amount of that mineral present as compared to the mass of the unaltered and partly altered rock.
According to King: "The peridotite formation is about 550 yards long and 200 yards wide. It is made up, as far as can be determined, by outcroppings, entirely of chrysolite changing into chromiferous chrysolite to the northeast. It differs, therefore, from other peridotite formations of Rabun County in the absence of anthophyllite. The country rock is a gneiss, while hornblende gneiss lies close by on the northwest side."
Prospecting for asbestos, which was done here about 1890, was confined to the southwestern part of the intrusion. A number of open cuts were made in hard olivine rocks, at some places largely serpentinized, showing veins of both slip- and mass-fiber asbestos. Some beautiful specimens of foliated talc are found along with the asbestos. So far as the exposure show, only a small part of the intrusion has been altered to talc and asbestos, and they are confined to planes of movement in the rock mass. There is no mass fiber present.
Notwithstanding the good quality of the long-fibered asbestos found at this locality, it is very doubtful whether it can ever be worked profitably on account of the relatively small amount of that mineral present as compared to the mass of the unaltered and partly altered rock.
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Anthophyllite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Asbestos' |
| ⓘ 'Chrysolite' |
| ⓘ 'Olivine Group' Formula: M2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Anthophyllite | 9.DD.05 | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Asbestos' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Chrysolite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- PedmontiaAccretionary Complex
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
USA
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