Camp Ecohee, Robertstown, White County, Georgia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Camp Ecohee | Property |
| Robertstown | Village |
| White County | County |
| Georgia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 44' 48'' North , 83° 38' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Helen | 532 (2017) | 9.0km |
| Yonah | 507 (2011) | 15.1km |
| Clarkesville | 1,746 (2017) | 18.8km |
| Cleveland | 3,773 (2017) | 19.6km |
| Demorest | 2,050 (2017) | 22.3km |
From Robertstown, Georgia, northeastward on the Batesville highway (via Unicoi State Park) for about 5~ miles to a sign which indicates the direction to Camp Ecohee along a soil road turning off to theSE. Follow this soil road 0.7 mile and bear left at the road fork just north of Craig Creek. Continue past a house and two lakes to Camp Echoee, the mineral collecting ground.
Site "A" is a small pit on the northwest side of the road, between a recreation building and a tent. The pit exposes good specimens of asbestos, soapstone, and chlorite. The chlorite is near the top of the pit in a two-inch wide vein which has yielded green books as large as 1" across.
Site "B" is a trench northeast of "A". It exposes soapstone and talc, the latter a pale-green to white color, excellent quality.
Site "C" is back along the dirt road between the Batesville highway and Craig Creek. Small garnets are scattered along the road and in the outcropping garnet-mica schist.
Site "A" is a small pit on the northwest side of the road, between a recreation building and a tent. The pit exposes good specimens of asbestos, soapstone, and chlorite. The chlorite is near the top of the pit in a two-inch wide vein which has yielded green books as large as 1" across.
Site "B" is a trench northeast of "A". It exposes soapstone and talc, the latter a pale-green to white color, excellent quality.
Site "C" is back along the dirt road between the Batesville highway and Craig Creek. Small garnets are scattered along the road and in the outcropping garnet-mica schist.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Asbestos' |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Asbestos' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
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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