Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Materials
GangueGypsum, Kaolinite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Alum Mountain Formation
Tectonic settingMogollon Plateau
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10062632
MRDS IDTC36165
Alternate namesAlum Rock, Gila River Alum Deposits, Copperas Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.1476, -108.21284
References
HALL, R.B., 1978, WORLD NONBAUXITE ALUMINUM RESOURCES - ALUNITE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1976-A, 35 P.HAYES, C.W., 1907, THE GILA RIVER ALUM DEPOSITS [NEW MEXICO]: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 315, P. 215-224.NORTHROP, H.R., AND WHITNEY, GENE, 1987, CLAYS AND ASSOCIATED MINERALS IN THE ALUM MOUNTAIN FOSSIL GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM NEAR GILA HOT SPRINGS, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, IN ZEO-TRIP '87, ED. F.A. MUMPTON: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON NATURAL ZEOLITES, P. 1-12.