Arizona · Cochise County
Occurrence

Benson Deposit

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Gypsum-AnhydriteBentonite
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Commodities
PrimaryGypsum-Anhydrite, Bentonite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model261: Lacustrine gypsum
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsBentonite, Gypsum, Selenite
GangueClay
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10060146
MRDS IDTC10103
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.93791, -110.29373
References
KEITH, S.B., 1969, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE, IN ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 380.STONE, R.W., AND OTHERS, 1920, GYPSUM DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 697, 326 P.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.CIMRI