Waleska deposit, Cherokee County, Georgia, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Waleska deposit | Deposit |
Cherokee County | County |
Georgia | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 84° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~26km
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Ref.: Brobst, D.A. (1958), Barite Resources of the United States, USGS Bull. 1072-B: 110 (Table 10); Hull, J.P.D. (1920), Barytes deposits of Georgia, GA Geol. Survey Bull.: 36.
Mineralization is a bedded baryte deposit related to quartzite in Ocoee series of Precambrian (?) age. Ore, in place, is sharply defined lens or layer.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Brobst, D.A. (1958), Barite Resources of the United States, USGS Bull. 1072-B: 110 (Table 10); Hull, J.P.D. (1920), Barytes deposits of Georgia, GA Geol. Survey Bull.: 36. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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