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Locality Name:
La Grange, Troup Co., Georgia, USA


mindat Locality ID: 213207
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-213207.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "La Grange, Troup Co., Georgia, USA": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Alvin Smith Property
Hogg Mine (Oxford Mine)
J. B. Swanson Property
La Grange Airport
La Grange Quarry
Minerals Processing Company Mine (Foley Mine)
Minerals Processing Company Mine No. 8 (Hogg Estate Mine)
R. F. Floyd Property
Walter Waugh Property
Will Stevens Property

Latitude: 32°58'37"N
Longitude: 85°1'13"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.976944444444,-85.020277777778
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 B Be Cr Fe H K Mg Na Nb O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylClayColumbiteFeldsparGarnetMicaNonePyriteQuartz
RutileSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTalcTourmaline

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Beryl  (*)Chromite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Talc  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312032662353
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21203267718
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O186203260,203261,203263,203265,203266,2032684286
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412032633902
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O63203261,203265,203266518
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2203262,2032634924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23203261,203265,20326617380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12032612349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2120326139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24203261,203263,203265,20326661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22203265,2032665614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2203261,2032662705
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212032673337
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1203267652


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