Arizona · Pima County
Occurrence

Empire Mountains Deposit

Pima 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 formIRREGULAR, LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsGypsum
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10060180
MRDS IDTC10137
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates32.9301, -110.63735
References
KEITH, S.B., 1969, GYPSUM, IN USGS, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, ANDUU.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, 638 P.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 185 P.STONE, R.W., 1920, GYPSUM DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 697, 326 P.GALBRAITH, F.W., 3D, 1940, GYPSUM: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES CIRCULAR 5, 6 P.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, AZGS INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.CIMRI