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Vaughn Deposit
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 of the minerals on our cards and 1 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as occurrence for Mica. Minerals mentioned: Mica. Approx. location 33.720, -84.120. USGS record.
Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.
Field cards: what kind of sites?
Was producing when the record was made.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Mica
Mohs 2–3. Peels into thin, flexible, shiny sheets. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
No individual minerals are listed in these records.
Commodities
Granite 9Mica 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber's Quarry | Granite | — | Producer | 33.713, -84.087 |
| North Georgia Quarry | Granite | — | Producer | 33.668, -84.123 |
| Stone Mountain Quarry | Granite | — | Producer | 33.806, -84.137 |
| Vaughn Deposit | Mica | — | Occurrence | 33.720, -84.120 |
| Pine Mountain Quarry | Granite | — | Producer | 33.714, -84.086 |
| Fowler's Quarry | Granite | — | Past Producer | 33.750, -84.092 |
| Pine Mountain Quarry | Granite | — | Past Producer | 33.712, -84.087 |
| Reagin Quarry | Granite | — | Producer | 33.726, -84.077 |
| Banks Quarry | Granite | — | Past Producer | 33.708, -84.108 |
| Pine Mountain Quarry | Granite | — | Past Producer | 33.713, -84.084 |
Nearby counties
Rockdale County · Henry County · Newton County · Walton County · Fulton County
Georgia mineral guides
- Quartz in Georgia
- Garnet in Georgia
- Gold in Georgia
- Mica in Georgia
- Feldspar in Georgia
- Pyrite in Georgia
Back to all Georgia counties.
How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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