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Locality Name:
Lumpkin Co., Georgia, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 850
Youngest recorded age at locality: 850

mindat Locality ID: 23746
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23746.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lumpkin Co., Georgia, USA": 91
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 82

Number of Child Localities: 47
Child Localities:
Anderson Prospect
Arnold Consolidated Gold Mines
Beers Mine
Belle Mine
Betz Mine
Bowen Lot
Boyd's Mine
Briar Patch Mine
C. M. Moore Estate Prospect
Cavender's Creek
Cleveland Mine (Baggs Branch Mine)
Columbia Mine
Colwell Quarry
Consolidated Mine
Crisson Mine
Crown Mountain
Dahlonega
Danae Mine
Etowah Mine
Etowah River
Fields Quarry
Fish Trap Mine
Frogtown Gap
Gold Hill Mine
Gordon Mine
Grendle
Griscom Mine
Hand Mine
Hedwig Mine
Kin Mori Mine
Lawrence Mine (Street Mine)
Lots 682; 683 & 649
Mary Henry Mine
McAfee-Lynn Mine (Rutherford Mine)
Old Columbia Mine
Porter Springs
Ralston Mine
Rider Mine
Sain Mica Mine
Saprolite Mine
Soapstone Ridge
Stewart Mine
Tahloneka Branch (Winfield Branch; Tahloneka Branch Winfield Branch)
Tahloneka Mine
Wells Mine
Williams Mica Mine
Winding Stair Gap

Latitude: 34°27'27"N
Longitude: 84°1'50"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.4575,-84.030555555556

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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn O P Pb Pt S Si Sn Te Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: O Si Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBrochantiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovellite
DiasporeEpidoteGarnetGypsumLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeloniteMica
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel
StauroliteSulphurTalcTetradymiteTopazZircon

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calaverite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Petzite  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Talc  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Topaz  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)33202367,202370,2023992353
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)24202365,202370,202388,2023903092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4202379,202386,202396,2024029052
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)685085012023801633
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe22202362,202394361
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO285085012023675171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)12023704979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S85085012023805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS28508508202362,202370,202380,202390,202394,202400,202432,20243527198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl1202370203
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12023743531
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O312024231797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS85085012023804165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O85085012023802970
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12023772740
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O41202394445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3202370,202386,20239424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)85085012023807437
Gold  (*)CopperAu28202354,202362,202363,202365,202368,202370,202373,202374,202375,202377,202378,202379,202381,202385,202386,202387,202388,202389,202390,202392,202393,202394,202395,202396,202398,202399,202430,20243230554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O85085012023806890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3120238114640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33202370,202377,2023865433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO412023701507
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O8508501202380593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)28508501202380987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43202370,202399,20241814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)28508502202370,20238012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212023705674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O8508501202380915
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24202384,202397,202426,20243317380
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe22202362,202394409
Platinum  (*)CopperPt1202371485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS285085014202362,202367,202370,202372,202375,202379,202380,202381,202387,202390,202394,202396,202399,20240239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO212023753106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl2202370,2023941725
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)31202408341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S88508507202358,202370,202376,202377,202380,202390,2024029056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO221202368,202370,202374,202377,202378,202379,202381,202385,202386,202387,202388,202389,202390,202392,202393,202394,202396,202398,202399,202402,20243261156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12023864894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS850850120238021482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1202370978
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2202390,2023992045
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe42202362,202394337
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212023913337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te31202377276
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S2202370,202383510
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F22202404,2024331476
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)85085005251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12023701025



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
vms-01047850850Proterozoic       S66858Chestatee Deposit, Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., Georgia, USAChestateeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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