Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model174: Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaulting
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Dripping Springs Quartzite
StructureFaulting
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationNone.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1971-1973
First production1971
Last production1973
Identification
Deposit ID10056466
MRDS IDTC00293
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.95201, -111.19627
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM: ARIZONA FLUORSPAR, ARIZONA DMR, MARCH 1976.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.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.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI