| Deposit ID | 10060158 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC10115 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Harquahala Gypsum |
| Alternate or previous names | Harquahala Mtns., Desert Mtn. Gypsum |
| Related records | 10137885 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.44133, 33.74728 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 610 |
| Relative position | 7 MILES SE OF WENDEN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Socorro Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salome(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Centennial Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | La Paz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 005N | 011W | 30 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Limestone, General | Secondary |
| Marble, Dimension | Secondary |
| Quartz | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Limestone | Ore |
| Marble | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Result | GRADE PROBABLY ABOUT 90% GYPSUM |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite |
| (1) | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR, LENSES, BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | WAS ACTIVE IN 1966, 1984-86 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Powell, Alton |
| Home office | Aguila, Ariz |
| First year | 1986 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC10115 |
USGS, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, AND U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, 1969, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, 638 P.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 2D EDITION: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 185 P.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.
KEITH, S.B., 1969, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE: IN ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 376.
NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRREGULAR LENSES, WHITE CRYSTALLINE BED OF GYPSUM 1-12 FT THICK IN FOLDED LIMESTONE AND SHALE. THICKENED BY FLOWAGE IN ANTICLINAL CREST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1989 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1991 | Carbonaro, Marguerite M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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