Arizona · Mohave County
Past Producer

Mica Giant

Mohave County, Arizona, United States
MicaFeldspar
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
TertiaryFeldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Muscovite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1944, 1947
Discovery year1928
Identification
Deposit ID10060341
MRDS IDTC10715
Alternate namesWayne Mica
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.03725, -113.85051
References
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P.MEEVES, H.C., HARRER, C.M., SALSBURY, M.H., KONSELMAN, A.S., AND SHANNON, S.S., JR., 1966, RECONNAISSANCE OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEGMATITE DEPOSITS IN SIX WESTERN STATES, ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, AND WYOMING: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8298, 34 P.USGS, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, AND U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, 1969, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, 638 P.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.MINING JOURNAL, 1944, MICA GIANT OPERATION TO UNDERGO EXPANSION: MINING JOURNAL, V. 28, NO. 5, P. 32.CIMRI