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Granite from
Sixes Gold Mine, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Granite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Granite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sixes Gold Mine, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1532002
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1532002:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Granite
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘHayne Quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
57.1km (35.4 miles) ⓘKellogg Quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘBritt Quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘEthel quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘVilla Rica Mine (Sulfur Mining & Railroad Company Pyrite Mine), Villa Rica, Douglas County, Georgia, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘWells Quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘBlock Quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘCoffey Quarry, Stone Mountain-Lithonia Mining District, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘMcCollum Quarry, Newman, Coweta County, Georgia, USA
90.9km (56.5 miles) ⓘThompson Mine, Nacoochee, White County, Georgia, USA
References
199-202.
Yeates, W. S., McCallie, S. W., King, Francis P. (1896) A Preliminary Report on a part of the Gold Deposits of Georgia. Bulletin 4-A. Geological Survey of Georgia
 
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