Commodities
PrimaryOlivine, Gemstone
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formNODULES, IRREGULARLY SHAPED MASSES
Geology
Host rockBasalt
AlterationThe Olivine Is Remarkably Free From Alteration, Occasionally Showing A Slight Yellow Stain Due To Iron Oxide.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10060353
MRDS IDTC10730
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.33037, -110.49374
References
BROMFIELD, C.S., AND SHRIDE, A.F., 1956, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1027-N, P. 613-691.RABB, D.D., AND VUICH, J.S., 1975, SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION PERIDOT MINE: INSPECTION REPORT B75-2, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON, 34 P.MOORE, R.T., AND VUICH, J.S., 1977, AN EVALUATION OF THE OLIVINE RESOURCES OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. NADSAT PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT NO. 1; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, 34 P.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.PEIRCE, H.W., 1969, GEM MATERIALS, IN USGS, ABM, AND USBR, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 359.CIMRIMOORE, AND VUICH, 1977, P. 13.