Arizona · Mohave County
Occurrence

Toroweap Canyon Deposit

Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Gypsum-Anhydrite
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Commodities
PrimaryGypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model253: Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsGypsum
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Kaibab Limestone
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10060166
MRDS IDTC10123
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.45, -113.08411
References
REESIDE, J.B., JR., AND BASSLER, HARVEY, 1922, STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS IN SOUTHWESTERN UTAH AND NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 129-D, 197 P.MCKEE, E.D., 1938, THE ENVIRONMENT AND HISTORY OF THE TOROWEAP AND KAIBAB FORMATIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN UTAH: CARNEGIE INSTITUTE WASHINGTON PUB 492, 268 P.KEITH, S.B., 1969, GYPSUM, IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ARIZONA BURAU OF MINES, AND U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BURUEAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, 638 P.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERALS, 185 P.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.WITHINGTON, C.F., 1962, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-33, 18 P.CIMRI