Commodities
PrimaryMarble, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Silica
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR, CONTORTED, BEDDED
Materials
Ore mineralsLimestone, Marble, Quartzite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone · Escabrosa Limestone;Kaibab Limestone
Associated rockDiabase
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1962-1976, 1979
First production1962
Identification
Deposit ID10105107
MRDS IDTC10191
Alternate namesWhite Marble Group, Marble Mine, Amber
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.79256, -113.41327
References
KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN 192, 185 P.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.EYDE, T.H., AND EYDE, D.T., 1992, PRESENT AND PAST PRODUCERS OF WHITE CALCIUM CARBONATE PRODUCTS IN ARIZONA, IN HOUSER, B.B., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF THE TUCSON AREA AND SAN PEDRO VALLEY, SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA: TUCSON, ARIZONA, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD TRIP, APRIL 4-5, 1992, GUIDEBOOK, P. 37-47.CIMRI