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Shirley Mine

Occurrence in Paulding county in Georgia, United States with commodities Iron-Pyrite, Zinc
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067494
MRDS ID W000271
Record type Site
Current site name Shirley Mine
Related records 10168637

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.80636, 33.89081 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Paulding

Comments on the location information

  • Location Calculated From Easting and Northing

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron-Pyrite Primary
Zinc Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • One Pyrite Vein Averaged 8 To 12 Feet In Thickness.
  • ONE PYRITE VEIN AVERAGED 8 TO 12 FEET IN THICKNESS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Magnetite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Mica Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.80636, 33.89081
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gneiss

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30-40 DEG E
    Dip 70 DEG SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE AREA IS A MIXTURE OF CHLORITIC-MICACEOUS SCHIST, GRANITIC GNEISS AND HORNBLENDE GNEISS. THE STIKE IS N30-40 DEGREES E AND THE DIP IS 70 DEGREES SE.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Paulding County Belt

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W000271

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEARER, H. K., AND HULL, J. P. D., 1918, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON PYRITE DEPOSITS GEORGIA

  • Deposit

    Shearer, H. K., And Hull, J. P. D., 1918, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 Pages.Shearer, H. K., And Hull, J. P. D., 1918, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 Pages.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit This Property Adjoins Berg Prospect and Is One Mile Nw of Little Bob Mine. ; Info.Src : 1 Pub Lit
Deposit THIS PROPERTY ADJOINS BERG PROSPECT AND IS ONE MILE NW OF LITTLE BOB MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Cannon, Suzanne S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey location accuracy, easting and northing, comm
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey calculated lat/long from easting-northing; entered county name; entered commodity codes; updated references