Commodities
PrimaryHalite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model262: Lacustrine halite
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGypsum, Halite
Geology
Host rockLake Sediments,Evaporite · Muddy Creek Formation
StructureHualpai Valley Has All Of The Earmarks Of An Elongate Closed Basin.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10060198
MRDS IDTC10160
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.61168, -114.00079
References
PEIRCE, H.W., 1974, THICK EVAPORITES IN THE BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE--ARIZONA: NORTHERN OHIO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 4TH SYMPOSIUM ON SALT, P. 47-55.PEIRCE, H.W., 1981, MAJOR ARIZONA SALT DEPOSITS: FIELDNOTES, V. 11, NO. 4, P. 1-5.KEITH, S.B., 1969, GYPSUM, IN USGS, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, AND U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, 638 P.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, AZGS INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI