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Hightower Mica Mine

Producer in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodity Mica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026728
MRDS ID M000001
Record type Site
Current site name Hightower Mica Mine
Related records 10283651

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.22906, 33.19619 (WGS84)
Relative position 25 MILES (AIRLINE) SW OF PHOENIX.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maricopa(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montezuma Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Phoenix South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Gila-Painted Rock Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Maricopa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 003S;002S 001E;001E 02,12,16,27,;34 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • UTM FIGURES TO CENTER OF SECTION 02. SEVERAL PROSPECTS IN THE SECTION. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MUSCOVITE OCCURS AS BOOKS; THE SERICITE AS COARSE FLAKES IN PEGMATITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mica Ore
Muscovite Ore
Sericite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 39
USGS model code 13f
Deposit model name Mica pegmatites

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.22906, 33.19619
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the production information

  • PAST PRODUCTION OF GROUND MICA.

Comments on development

  • GROUND MICA IS PROCESSED AND SHIPPED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S.B.M. CARD FILE

  • Deposit

    ARIZ. B.M. BULL. 152

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 180, 638 P.

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 2ND EDITION: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 185 P.

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FILES, 1990 (PEIRCE, H.W.).

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MICA AS MUSCOVITE BOOKS AND SERICITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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