Commodities
PrimaryKyanite
TertiaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDIVERGENT, PARALLEL, OR CURVED MASSES
Materials
Ore mineralsAndalusite, Dumortierite, Kyanite, Pyrophyllite, Sillimanite
GangueHematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile
Geology
Host rockMica Schist
AlterationThree Isomeric Aluminum Silicates, Andalusite, Kyanite, And Sillimanite, Are Associated With The Dumortierite And Show Alteration To Pyrophyllite Instead Of To Muscovite.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10060207
MRDS IDTC10171
Alternate namesDumortierite, Bayles, Quartzite
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates34.62586, -114.24302
References
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 2ND ED.: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.WILSON, E.D., 1929, AN OCCURRENCE OF DUMORTIERITE NEAR QUARTZSITE, ARIZONA: THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 14, P. 373-381.CIMRI