Arizona · Maricopa County
Producer

Luke Salt Body - Southwest Salt Mine

Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
HaliteGypsum-Anhydrite
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Description

Southwestern Salt Company - Morton Salt Division

Commodities
PrimaryHalite
TertiaryGypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR, DOMED, RIDGE-LIKE MASS WITH ARCUATE CREST AND BROAD TRIANGULAR BASE
Materials
Ore mineralsHalite
GangueAnhydrite
Geology
Host rockShale,Evaporite
Associated rockBasalt
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1968
Identification
Deposit ID10060162
MRDS IDTC10119
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.53563, -112.33212
References
PEIRCE, H. WESLEY, 1976, TECTONIC SIGNIFICANCE OF BASIN AND RANGE THICK EVAPORITE DEPOSITS: ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY DIGEST, V. 10, P 325-339.EATON, G.P., PETERSON, D.L., AND SCHUMANN, H.H., 1972, GEOPHYSICAL, GEOHYDROLOGICAL, AND GEOCHEMICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF THE LUKE SALT BODY, CENTRAL ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 753, 28 P.PEIRCE, H. WESLEY, 1981, MAJOR ARIZONA SALT DEPOSITS: ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY FIELDNOTES, P. 1-4.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.MYTTON, J.W., 1973, TWO SALT STRUCTURES IN ARIZONA: THE SUPAI SALT BASIN AND THE LUKE BODY: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 40 P.PHILLIPS, K.A., BEARD, R.R., NIEMUTH, N.J., AND BAIN, D.R., 1991, ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA--1992: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 39, 20 P.GROTT, JERRY, 1987, SOLAR SALT IN ARIZONA, IN PEIRCE, H.W., ED., PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21ST FORUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRANCH SPECIAL PAPER 4, P. 120-122.EYDE, TED, WILKINSON, P.A.K., AND WEILAND, E.F., 1986, FIELD TRIP TO SELECTED INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA, IN BEATTY, BARBARA, AND WILKINSON, P.A.K., EDS., FRONTIERS IN GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA AND THE SOUTHWEST: ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY DIGEST, V. XVI, P. 312-318.CIMRI