Arizona · Pima County
Past Producer

Neptune Mine

Pima County, Arizona, United States
Fluorine-FluoriteBarium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Granite
Associated rockGranite
StructureFaulting
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10056477
MRDS IDTC00317
Alternate namesFluxore, Gunsight Mountain, Cardiella, Turtle Star, Turtle Spar
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.97151, -111.24902
References
ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1978, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MINERAL REPORT NO. 2, ARIZONA DMR.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P.VAN ALSTINE, R.E., AND MOORE, R.T., 1969, FLUORSPAR: ABM BULLETIN 180 AND (OR) USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 353.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.CIMRIELEVATORSKI, 1978.