Commodities
PrimaryStrontium, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsCelestite, Gypsum, Strontianite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Conglomerate,Tuff
Associated rockBasalt
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10060160
MRDS IDTC10117
Alternate namesMontezuma Claims 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Gila Bend Celestite
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.79065, -112.74324
References
PHALEN, W.C., 1914, CELESTITE DEPOSITS IN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA, IN WHITE, DAVID, CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 540, P. 521-533.CELESTITE OCCURS IN BEDS WITHIN THE TUFF AT SEVERAL HORIZONS AND MAY COVER 18,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS. THE PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL FILES.MOORE, B.N., 1936, CELESTITE AND STRONTIANITE, IN HEWETT, D.F., AND OTHERS, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION AROUND BOULDER DAM: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 871, P. 151-162.KEITH, S.B., 1969, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE: IN ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 378.AIME TRANSACTIONS, V. 115 (1935), P. 365.CIMRIMOORE, 1936, P. 154.