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Thigpen Mine
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 2 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Pyrite. Approx. location 32.183, -84.081. 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.
Was producing when the record was made.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
2 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. 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
Aluminum 13Kaolin 6Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullite Company of America | Kaolin, Aluminum | — | Occurrence | 32.185, -84.081 |
| Webb Pit | Kaolin | — | Occurrence | 32.190, -84.100 |
| Andersonville Plant | Aluminum | — | Past Producer | 32.190, -84.137 |
| Sumter County Mines | Aluminum | — | Producer | 32.186, -84.082 |
| Webb Plant | Aluminum | — | Past Producer | 32.186, -84.082 |
| Hodges Property | — | — | Prospect | 32.175, -84.133 |
| Easterlin Mine | Aluminum | — | Past Producer | 32.188, -84.100 |
| Sweetwater Mine | Aluminum | — | Past Producer | 32.181, -84.075 |
| Joiner Lot 251 | Aluminum | — | Past Producer | 32.186, -84.090 |
| Prospect | Kaolin | — | Prospect | 32.173, -84.079 |
| Prospect | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 32.177, -84.066 |
| Mulcoa Plant Number 2 | Aluminum | — | Past Producer | 32.156, -84.107 |
| Rooks Property | Kaolin | — | Prospect | 32.189, -84.136 |
| Thigpen Mine | — | — | Past Producer | 32.183, -84.081 |
| Mulcoa Plant No 1 | Aluminum, Kaolin | — | Past Producer | 32.195, -84.136 |
| Americus | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 32.155, -84.336 |
| Prospect | Aluminum | — | Prospect | 32.182, -84.057 |
| Mullite South Pit Lot 315 | Aluminum | — | Past Producer | 32.184, -84.112 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 2 fossil collection records in Sumter County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Macon County · Schley County · Houston County · Stewart County · Upson 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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