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Ilmenite from
Battle Branch Mine, Auraria, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Battle Branch Mine, Auraria, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:480744
Long-form Identifier:1:3:480744:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘFindley Mine, Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘBoly Field Mine (Boley Field's Mine; Field's Mine; Field's vein), Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘAmerican Legion Post 221 locality, Holly Springs, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘMineral Bluff, Fannin County, Georgia, USA
66.3km (41.2 miles) ⓘAllatoona Dam Deposit, Allatoona, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
66.9km (41.6 miles) ⓘCalloway Mine, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘCherokee Mine (School property; Old Tennessee Mine), Copperhill, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘBoyd Mine (Culchote vein), Ducktown, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
69.3km (43.1 miles) ⓘShooting Creek Placer, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘShooting Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
References
German, Jerry M. (1989) Geologic setting and genesis of gold deposits of the Dahlonega and Carroll County gold belts, Georgia. Economic Geology, 84 (4) 903-923 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.84.4.903
 
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