Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
SecondaryLithium, Beryllium, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
TertiaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR, TABULAR
Ore controlFracturing
Materials
Ore mineralsAmblygonite, Beryl, Lepidolite, Lithiophilite, Spodumene, Tourmaline
GangueAlbite, Apatite, Bismutite, Cleavelandite, Muscovite, Purpurite, Quartz, Spessartite, Stewartite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureFoliation Trends N 20 E, Dips Steep Yet Variable, Mostly Nw.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10027532
MRDS IDM003258
Alternate namesLithia King
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.99839, -112.51407
References
JAHNS, R.H., 1952, PEGMATITE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE PICACHO DISTRICT, MARICOPA AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 162.ARIZ BUREAU OF MINES BULL 180, P. 98PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.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.CIMRIABM BULLETIN 162 .