M.L. Chatman 1985 <p>The Tray Mountain Roadless Area, a 36,300-acre tract in the Chattahoochee National Forest, northeastern Georgia, lies within the Blue Redge physiographic province.&nbsp; The roadless area is composed of Precambrian(?)-age metamorphic rocks from two tectonic units, the Hayesville thrust sheet and the "Helen belt" (Nelson, 1982) (fig. 1).&nbsp; The Hayesville thrust sheet consists mostly of biotite gneiss and schist, fine-grained biotite-feldspar gneiss, metasandstone, quartzite, and amphibolite; ultramafic bodies, some granitic gneiss, and small pegmatites are also present.&nbsp; The Helen belt contains mostly metagraywacke, metasandstone, quartzite, graphite schist, amphibolite, some ultramafic bodies, and granitic gneiss.</p><p>Two "gold belts" and an area of mineralization associated with ultramafic rocks are on lands adjacent to the roadless area.&nbsp; Mining within the roadless area has not been extensive, and there is no current mineral activity in the surrounding region.</p> application/pdf 10.3133/mf1347C en U.S. Geological Survey Maps showing mines, prospects, and mineral sites in the Tray Mountain Roadless Area and vicinity, Northern Georgia reports