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Lone Oak/Post/Wilkes
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Gold) and 1 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 for Gold. Minerals mentioned: Gold. Approx. location 33.211, -84.814. 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.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
3 sites
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
Gold 3Limonite 1Commodities
Aluminum 4Granite 4Gold 3Kaolin 1Iron 1Mica 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Oak/Post/Wilkes | Gold | Gold | Past Producer | 33.211, -84.814 |
| Post | Gold | Gold | Prospect | 33.211, -84.814 |
| Wilkes | Gold | Gold | Prospect | 33.211, -84.814 |
| G.B. Grant Property | Iron | Limonite | Past Producer | 32.850, -84.580 |
| Warm Springs Bauxite | Kaolin | — | Past Producer | 32.892, -84.679 |
| Republic Mine | Aluminum | — | Past Producer | 32.882, -84.731 |
| Greenville Quarry | Granite | — | Past Producer | 33.040, -84.702 |
| Snelson Mine | Mica | — | Past Producer | 32.975, -84.674 |
| Turner Prospect | — | — | Prospect | 32.882, -84.728 |
| Cedar Rock Prospect | Granite | — | Occurrence | 32.967, -84.677 |
| Smith Prospect No. 2 | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 32.884, -84.737 |
| Prospect | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 32.882, -84.730 |
| Smith Prospect No. 1 | — | — | Prospect | 32.883, -84.736 |
| Red Bauxite Outcrop | Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 32.883, -84.729 |
| Flat Shoals Prospect | Granite | — | Occurrence | 33.065, -84.525 |
| The Oddessa Quarry | Granite | — | Past Producer | 33.028, -84.812 |
Nearby counties
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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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