Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiarySilver, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR, TABULAR
Ore controlOpen Space Filling, Faulting
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Malachite
GangueBarite, Chalcedony, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Granite · Galiuro Volcanics
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Granite
StructureFaulting
AlterationEpidotization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1955
Identification
Deposit ID10039721
MRDS IDM050716
Alternate namesRhodes Spar
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.93704, -110.12789
References
PERSONAL FILES, PHILIP BLACETSAWYER, 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.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRISAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.