Mine detail: Laurel Creek Olivine Deposit

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Location: Rabun County, Georgia, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.94591, -83.17548
dep_id: 10025912
mrds_id: K001889
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Vermiculite, Olivine, Asbestos
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Mafic Intrusive
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Asbestos, Vermiculite, Olivine
alteration: Serpentinization
Reporter: Fagan, James M., Cocker, Mark D., Woodruff, Laurel G.
hrock_type: Gneiss
arock_type: Granite
Structure: Biotite Schist And Hornblende Gneiss
References:
  • Deposit:: LARRABEE, D.M. AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, OLIVINE IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580, P.326-32
  • Deposit:: 1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPOR
  • Deposit:: Hunter, C.E., 1941, Forsterite Olivine Deposits Of North Carolina And Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 47, 117 Pages. Hunter, C.E., 1941, Forsterite Olivine Deposits Of North Carolina And Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 47, 117 Pages.
  • Deposit:: Larrabee, D.M. And Sweeney, J.W., 1968, Olivine In Mineral Resources Of The Appalachian Region: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 580, P. 326-327.Larrabee, D.M. And Sweeney, J.W., 1968, Olivine In Mineral Resources Of The Appalachian Region: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 580, P. 326-327.
  • Production:: HUNTER, C.E., 1941, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 41
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