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Yearwood property, Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia, USAi
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ToccoaTown
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 83° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~8km
GRN:
N24W49
Type:
Property
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
72594
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72594:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bird Yearwood Property


Several small prospect pits have been made on the property of Bird Yearwood, 3 1/2 miles northeast of Toccoa, on a branch of Toccoa Creek. In a cut 10 feet long chloritic soapstone, some slip-fiber asbestos and moderately pure talc have been exposed. Fragments of similar material are seen along the strike to the northeast, suggesting either a continuous dike or a number of small ones following a well marked course.

The asbestos gives no promise of commercial value, and the soapstone very little. The soapstone has been much disintegrated by surface waters, to such an extent that the former magnetite crystals are now represented by ocherous spots, which completely honeycomb the rock.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Asbestos'-
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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References

[1]Hopkins, Oliver B. (1914) A Report on the Asbestos, Talc and Soapstone Deposits of Georgia. Bulletin 29. Geological Survey of Georgiap.273
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