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Locality Name:
Hiawassee, Towns Co., Georgia, USA


mindat Locality ID: 24370
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24370.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hiawassee, Towns Co., Georgia, USA": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Bell Creek Mine
Corundum Localities
Hogg Creek Mine
Jethro Burrell Property
Johnson Copper Prospect (Berrong Prospect)
Lot 157
Lot 92
McConell Estate
Spanish Mountain Mine

Latitude: 34°58'46"N
Longitude: 83°46'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.979444444444,-83.772222222222
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 C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumEpidoteMicaNonePyritePyroxene
RutileSmectite-vermiculiteSpinel

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)212032153419
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)23203213,203215,203219718
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2120321727198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42203213,2032153902
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O34203213,203214,203215,2032191797
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612032154135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61203215944
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2120322117380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22203217,20321839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO212032203106
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)12032201711
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1203216652
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12032151025


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