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Locality Name:
Villa Rica, Douglas Co., Georgia, USA


mindat Locality ID: 213166
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-213166.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Villa Rica, Douglas Co., Georgia, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Lot 178
Pine Mountain Mine (Stockmar)
Villa Rica Mine (Sulfur Mining & Railroad Company Pyrite Mine)

Latitude: 33°45'11"N
Longitude: 84°53'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.753055555556,-84.885277777778
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Au B C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiaspore
MicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteTourmaline
VivianiteWurtzite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Anthophyllite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Corundum  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Dravite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Gedrite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Paragonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21201478718
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)120147927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2120147927198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)812014791756
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O312014771797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12014794165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31201479802
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1201479648
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O41201479445
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21201479178
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12014797437
Gold  (*)CopperAu120147830554
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO412014781507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4120147914899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22201478,20147917380
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21201478247
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22201478,20147939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812014799056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2120147861156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS120147921482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1201479978
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O1201479636


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