Commodities
PrimaryStone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension, Slate, Dimension, Marble, Dimension
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsMarble, Slate
Geology
Host rockSlate,Marble,Limestone · Earp Limestone;Escabrosa Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1946-1965, 1978, 1985
First production1946
Discovery year1909
Identification
Deposit ID10014808
MRDS IDD011762
Alternate namesDragoon Marble Quarries
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.01957, -109.98677
References
KEITH, S. B., 1973, ABM BULL. 187, P. 64.BURCHARD, E. F., 1914, PART 2 OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES ?1913?: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 1343.COOPER, J. R., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-231.EYDE, T.H., AND EYDE, D.T., 1992, PRESENT AND PAST PRODUCERS OF WHITE CALCIUM CARBONATE PRODUCTS IN ARIZONA, IN HOUSER, B.B., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF THE TUCSON AREA AND SAN PEDRO VALLEY, SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA: TUCSON, ARIZONA ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD TRIP, APRIL 4-5, 1992, GUIDEBOOK, P. 37-47.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI