Etna Furnace Mine, Etna Station, Polk County, Georgia, USAi
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Etna Furnace Mine | Mine |
Etna Station | Village |
Polk County | County |
Georgia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 0' 28'' North , 85° 22' 58'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cedartown | 9,750 (2018) | 11.7km |
Cave Spring | 1,175 (2017) | 11.9km |
Spring Garden | 238 (2011) | 16.2km |
Piedmont | 4,714 (2017) | 23.0km |
Lindale | 4,191 (2011) | 27.6km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Rome Georgia Mineral Society Inc. | Rome, Georgia | 34km |
Mindat Locality ID:
72083
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72083:3
GUID (UUID V4):
c0cb601a-1d3b-411b-b654-8d564b4feb8b
The Etna Furnace Company's property lies immediately east of the State-Line ore-bank. This property, which is one of the most noted and extensive iron properties in the State, comprises an area of about 900 acres, a considerable portion of which lies in the Etna valley. The principal ore deposits of the Etna Furnace Company's property occur on the dolomite ridges, east of Etna valley. There are four of these ridges, noted for their iron deposits, namely, Battle ridge, Washer No. 1 ridge, Pond Bank ridge and Pennington ridge. All these ridges contain more or less extensive ore deposits, which were worked, to a considerable extent, during the time the Etna Furnace was in blast.
The ore of the Etna Furnace Co's. property occurs, in leads and pockets, in the residual clays, which have resulted mainly from the breaking down of the Knox Dolomite. Chert and fragments of sandstone are associated with the ore, in all the banks; but, as a general rule, these mechanical impurities are not abundant.
The ore of the Etna Furnace Co's. property occurs, in leads and pockets, in the residual clays, which have resulted mainly from the breaking down of the Knox Dolomite. Chert and fragments of sandstone are associated with the ore, in all the banks; but, as a general rule, these mechanical impurities are not abundant.
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ 'Clay minerals' |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
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