| Deposit ID | 10060168 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC10125 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Beaver Dam Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.80914, 36.97498 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 9 MI NE OF BEAVER DAM. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mountain Sheep Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Littlefield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Grand Canyon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Virgin(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(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 | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 41N | 14W | 3,10,4 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Model code | 253 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35a.5 (35ae) |
| Deposit model name | Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Callville Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Callville Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.80914, 36.97498 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC10125 |
MOORE, R.T., 1972, GEOLOGY OF THE VIRGIN AND BEAVERDAM MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 186, 65 P.
KEITH, S.B., 1990, GYPSUM, IN 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: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 185 P.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ACTUAL EXTENT OF THE DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN AS IT PASSES UNDER THE OVERLYING SUPAI FORMATION TO THE NORTH AND EAST AND HAS BEEN REMOVED BY EROSION TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. UP TO 200 FT OF GYPSUM INTERBEDDED WITH MINOR AMOUNTS OF SANDSTONE AND LIMESTONE CROP OUT OVER AN AREA OF THREE-QUARTERS OF A SQUARE MILE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-89 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-92 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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