Description
F. C. Schrader Usgs
Commodities
PrimaryAluminum, Potassium
TertiaryTalc-Soapstone, Kaolin
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formHIGHLY IRREGULAR AND DISCONTINUOUS ELONGATED BLANKET OR LENS
Ore controlIntrusions, Lithology
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite
GangueKaolinite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite,Andesite
Associated rockMonzonite · Comoro Granite;Mt. Wrightson Formation;
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationPhyllic, Sericitic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1909
Identification
Deposit ID10009276
MRDS IDD002154
Alternate namesPatagonia Property, Pat Property
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates31.4557, -110.75068
References
SCHRADER 1913A; 1913B.SCHRADER, 1915, P. 361-364.SIMONS, 1974 (MAP).SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.1897 DIREXPL MANY CO'S. METAL PROD.SCHRADER, 1913, 1915; SIMONS, 1974 (MAP).1909 GEOLMAP F. C. SCHRADER PUB. REPTS.1960 GEOLMAP F. S. SIMONS PUB. MAPPROJECT 9350 - 01393 ALUNITE RESOURCESCIMRISAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.