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Seminole/Magruder/Wardlaw/Jackson Veins
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 gem or collectible minerals (Gold, Silver) and 5 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Copper, Gold. Minerals mentioned: Gold, Pyrite, Galena, Copper, Silver. Approx. location 33.779, -82.564. 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?
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
Was producing when the record was made.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
12 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
4 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
3 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
2 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
2 sites
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
2 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Gold 10Pyrite 3Galena 3Sphalerite 2Chalcopyrite 2Silver 1Copper 1Rutile 1Lazulite 1Pyrophyllite 1Kyanite 1Manganese Ox-Hydrous 1Commodities
Gold 11Kyanite 2Manganese 2Copper 1Lead 1Silver 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales & Lamar Mine | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.861, -82.562 |
| Edmunds Prospect | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.657, -82.492 |
| Dill | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.665, -82.437 |
| Bohler (Mathis) | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.713, -82.351 |
| Bussey Property | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.750, -82.286 |
| Samuels Place (Rhodes Taturn?) | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.765, -82.360 |
| Paschal | Gold | Gold | Prospect | 33.665, -82.437 |
| Julia Or Phelps Mine | Gold | Gold, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Galena | Prospect | 33.665, -82.437 |
| Ramsey Property | Gold | Gold, Galena, Sphalerite, Pyrite | Past Producer | 33.650, -82.467 |
| Goldman Mn Mine | Manganese | Manganese Ox-Hydrous | Past Producer | 33.758, -82.510 |
| Graves Mountain Kyanite Occurrence | Kyanite | Rutile, Lazulite, Pyrophyllite, Kyanite | Past Producer | 33.733, -82.533 |
| Seminole/Magruder/Wardlaw/Jackson Veins | Copper, Gold | Silver, Gold, Copper, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Galena, Chalcopyrite | Past Producer | 33.779, -82.564 |
| Colley Mine | Manganese | — | Past Producer | 33.786, -82.425 |
| Chamber Mine | Gold | — | Past Producer | 33.776, -82.573 |
| Ce Minerals, Al Silicates | Kyanite | — | Producer | 33.742, -82.527 |
| Morgan Farm | — | — | Prospect | 33.778, -82.563 |
| Colley Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.742, -82.521 |
| Magruder Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.776, -82.563 |
| Colley Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 33.785, -82.421 |
| Piedmont Manganese Belt, Ga-Sc | — | — | Past Producer | 33.884, -82.497 |
Nearby counties
Wilkes County · McDuffie County · Columbia County · Taliaferro County · Warren 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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