| Deposit ID | 10056467 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC00294 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mcfadden Peak Fluorspar |
| Alternate or previous names | Mack Claims, Western Fluorspar Property |
| Related records | 10209491 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.9682, 33.90174 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 70 KM NNW OF GLOBE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
McFadden Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)
Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tonto National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 007N | 013E | 36 | S2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 174 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26b |
| Deposit model name | Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Dripping Springs Quartzite |
| Rock description | Dripping Springs Quartzite |
| (1) | -110.9682, 33.90174 |
|---|
| Strike | E-W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 73 S |
| Thickness | 45M |
| Length | 1371.6M |
| Width | 4M |
| Depth to top | 5M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1972 |
| Year of first production | 1975 |
| Year of last production | 1979 |
| Production years | 1975-1979 |
| District name | Sierra Ancha Mining District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Tonto National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Fluorspar, Ltd. |
| First year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Estate Of Woodie Nichols |
| First year | 1982 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC00294 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070070 |
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.
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.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
CIMRI
SWAYER AND OTHERS, 1992.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IN FAULT ZONE WITHIN FLAT-LYING QUARTZITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-92 | Wells, Tina M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-93 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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