Artfuldodger
Senior Member
I'm interested in iron or clay rocks that are found in Georgia. Particularly in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont Regions.
My Dad loaded up a load of these 8-10" large brown iron oxide rocks that occur near the surface near Broxton back in the 50's.
He is not in his right mind enough for me to ask and Mom doesn't remember exactly where he got them. Possibly on Georgia Highway 107 between Jacksonville and Snipesville. Mostly in Coffee County and the Jeff Davis county line.
My brother in law remembers them having to move a lot of rocks when they paved that state road.
Most of the online reports I can find are from the turn of the century. I found one describing these large iron oxide rocks near Broxton and Douglas. also a mention of some smaller iron oxide pebbles the size of buckshot to 4" west of Fitzgerald near the railroad shops.
Many more places were mentionedas well and may be outcroppings of the Altamaha Grit Complex. One of the largest outcroppings of this complex in Coffee County near State Hwy 107 is the Broxton Rocks. It's a pretty popular place to visit as well.
I was thinking that place was mostly limestone or sandstone but my brother in law says there are a lot of iron clay rocks there as well.
My Dad loaded up a load of these 8-10" large brown iron oxide rocks that occur near the surface near Broxton back in the 50's.
He is not in his right mind enough for me to ask and Mom doesn't remember exactly where he got them. Possibly on Georgia Highway 107 between Jacksonville and Snipesville. Mostly in Coffee County and the Jeff Davis county line.
My brother in law remembers them having to move a lot of rocks when they paved that state road.
Most of the online reports I can find are from the turn of the century. I found one describing these large iron oxide rocks near Broxton and Douglas. also a mention of some smaller iron oxide pebbles the size of buckshot to 4" west of Fitzgerald near the railroad shops.
Many more places were mentionedas well and may be outcroppings of the Altamaha Grit Complex. One of the largest outcroppings of this complex in Coffee County near State Hwy 107 is the Broxton Rocks. It's a pretty popular place to visit as well.
I was thinking that place was mostly limestone or sandstone but my brother in law says there are a lot of iron clay rocks there as well.