Description
Arizona Bureau Of Mines
Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
SecondaryLead, Molybdenum, Bismuth, Tungsten, Tin
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite, Natroalunite
GangueHematite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDacite · Dome Rock Formation;
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationQuartz-Sericite-Pyrite Alteration. Silicification Of Schist
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10009277
MRDS IDD002156
Alternate namesSugar Loaf, Sugarloaf Butte Alunite, Sugarloaf Peak
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.63423, -114.31607
References
HEINEMAN, 1935, SUGARLOAF BUTTE ALUNITE: E & MJ, V. 136, P. 138-139.THOENEN, 1941, USBM RI 3561, P. 10-11.JONES, 1915, USGS BULL 620-C, P. 45-57.ROSS, 1922, USGS PP 129, P. 183-197.CROWL, 1979, MS THESIS, UNIV OF AZHALL, ROBERT B., UNPUBLISHED DATA.ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES FILES, 1990.KEITH, S.B., 1969, ALUNITE, IN ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 302-303.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRITHOENEN, 1941, P .11; KEITH, 1969.