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Unnamed Occurrence

Occurrence in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060153
MRDS ID TC10110
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.22573, 33.95006 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position Est +/- 5 Miles, Est +/- 5 Miles, Est +/- 5 Miles

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maricopa(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Phoenix North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

USBR(Federal land areas administered by USBR)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Maricopa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 06N 021E 8,14,17 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • ELEVATORSKI AND PHILLIPS GIVE SECTION AS 8, PEIRCE GIVES IT AS 14 & 17. LAT-LONG IS AN ESTIMATE. NO SECTIONS, TOWNSHIPS, OR RANGES MARKED ON TOPO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 253
USGS model code 35a.5 (35ae)
Deposit model name Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.22573, 33.95006
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1978, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT NO. 2, 70 P.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIC MAP OF GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, 1959.

  • Deposit

    MOORE, R.T., 1968, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 177, 84 P.

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GYPSUM IN THIS AREA OCCURS IN 1 TO 3 BEDS RANGING IN THICKNESS FROM 1 TO 12 FT, AND EACH SEPARATED BY 20 TO 40 FT OF CLASTIC STRATA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-89 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-93 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. 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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