Arizona · Cochise, Graham County
Producer

Bowie Zeolite Deposit

Cochise, Graham County, Arizona, United States
Zeolites
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Description

Oscar Lowe

Commodities
PrimaryZeolites
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeLACUSTRINE SEDIMENTARY
Model171: Sedimentary zeolites: Zeolites in tuffs of saline, alkaline-lake depos
Deposit sizeL
Geology
StructureSAN SIMON VALLEY
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1962
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID60000392
MRDS IDD011826
Alternate namesBowie Chabazite Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates32.45012, -109.36734
References
EYDE, T.H., 1978, ABGMT: V. 8, NO. 4, P. 1-5.SHEPPARD, R.A., 1969, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: U.S. 90TH CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION, SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, P. 465-466.SHEPPARD, R.A., GUDE, A.J., 3D, AND EDSON, G.M., 1978, IN SAND, L.B., AND MUMPTON, F.A., EDS., NATURAL ZEOLITES-OCCURRENCE, PROPERTIES, AND USE: OXFORD AND NEW YORK, PERGAMON PRESS, P. 319-328.PHILLIPS, K.A., BEARD, R.R., NIEMUTH, N.J., AND BAIN, D.R., 1991, ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA--1992: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 39, 20 P.EYDE, T.H., AND EYDE, D.T., 1987, THE BOWIE CHABAZITE DEPOSIT, IN PEIRCE, H.W., ED., PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21ST FORUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRANCH SPECIAL PAPER 4, P. 133.ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 1994, DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA, INCORPORATING SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS -- 1994: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 42, 24 P.