Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
SecondaryBeryllium
TertiaryNiobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Lead, Zinc, REE, Molybdenum, Lithium, Gold
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formRECTANGULAR, IRREGULAR PODS
Ore controlFractures In Quartz For Supergene Mineral Deposition; Bedding, Contact Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsAlbite, Allanite, Beryl, Galena, Hemimorphite, Lepidolite, Microcline, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite
GangueBiotite, Fluorite, Garnet, Muscovite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureFoliation Of Schist Trends E-Ne, Dips 30 Nw And Se
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Last production1985
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10102521
MRDS IDM003390
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.96839, -112.56157
References
JAHNS, R. H., 1952 , PEGMATITE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE PICACHO DISTRICT, MARICOPA AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 162 .PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRISAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.ABM BULLETIN 162 , P. 93