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Cavender Mine
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 2 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 2 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as past producer. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Pyrite. Approx. location 32.195, -84.083. 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?
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
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
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
3 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
3 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Bauxite 2Commodities
Aluminum 11Kaolin 4Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullite Pit | Aluminum | Bauxite | Occurrence | 32.238, -84.117 |
| Wilburn Mine #2 | Aluminum | Bauxite | Occurrence | 32.200, -84.117 |
| Harin and Aycock Properties | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 32.221, -84.089 |
| Webb Mines | — | — | Past Producer | 32.188, -84.085 |
| Unnamed Deposit | Kaolin | — | Prospect | 32.194, -84.106 |
| Andersonville Works | Aluminum | — | Past Producer | 32.257, -84.081 |
| Unnamed Outcrop | — | — | Occurrence | 32.250, -84.071 |
| Ideal Mine | Aluminum | — | Past Producer | 32.252, -84.208 |
| Mcmichael Mine | Aluminum | — | Past Producer | 32.232, -84.141 |
| E.J. Kleckley Property | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 32.278, -84.182 |
| Unnamed Deposit | Kaolin | — | Prospect | 32.259, -84.193 |
| Cavender Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 32.195, -84.083 |
| Macon County Mines | Aluminum | — | Past Producer | 32.263, -84.187 |
| Pierce Jones and Bank of Oglethor | — | — | Past Producer | 32.232, -84.151 |
| English Mine | Aluminum | — | Past Producer | 32.233, -84.146 |
| Holloway Property | — | — | Prospect | 32.239, -84.187 |
| Unnamed Outcrop | — | — | Occurrence | 32.315, -84.201 |
| Gammage Property | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 32.245, -84.216 |
| Hatton Mine | Aluminum | — | Past Producer | 32.187, -84.071 |
| Unnamed Deposit | Kaolin | — | Prospect | 32.223, -84.127 |
| Clark Property | Kaolin | — | Prospect | 32.246, -84.164 |
| Mrs. Mary Robinson Property | — | — | Prospect | 34.268, -82.189 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 2 fossil collection records in Macon County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Sumter County · Schley County · Houston County · Upson County · Stewart 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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