Tipton Mine, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USAi

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Tipton Mine	Mine
Lumpkin County	County
Georgia	State
USA	Country

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This mine is located upon the property of Charlie Tipton, 10 miles west of Dahlonega and 1.7 miles southwest of the Ellijay Road. The mine is 0.8 miles southwest of the home of Cleveland Dobbs.

The mine was first opened about 1904-5 and was worked for about one year. ·The first workings consist of a shaft about 20 feet deep at the northwestern end, and a drift from the shaft about 70 feet long following the strike of the pegmatite. The old shaft and drift are now badly caved, thus the pegmatite cannot be seen. In 1941, the Garrett brothers of Canton, Georgia, removed two dump truck loads of scrap mica from this mine.

The country rock is quartz mica gneiss, striking N. 75° W. and dipping at about 45° to the northeast. The pegmatite appears to follow the strike of the country rock as indicated by the nature of the works. From the dump, it is possible to find pieces of quartz which will measure from 12 to 18 inches in diameter; large pieces of graphic granite can also be found in the dump. The quartz is granular and white.

The mica present around the dumps is clear and splits well. "A" structure and ruling are very common; however, it is possible to cut sheets of good mica 2 by 3 inches from the middle of some of the "A"s, and some ribbon mica 1.5 by 3 inches may yet be found.

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