Arizona · Maricopa County
Past Producer

Big Spar Mine

Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Fluorine-FluoriteBarium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlFluorspar Mineralization In Shear Zone That Is On Or Near Contact Between Granite Porphyry And Trachyte.
Materials
GangueBarite
Geology
Host rockTrachyte,Andesite
Associated rockGranite
StructureFaulting
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1939, 1943-1945, 1953
Identification
Deposit ID10056474
MRDS IDTC00309
Alternate namesBig Star
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.89896, -111.84155
References
MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM: ARIZONA FLUORSPAR, ARIZONA DMR, MARCH 1976.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRIPEIRCE, 1990.