| Deposit ID | 10060170 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC10127 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rock Canyon Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.31496, 36.97582 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 15 MILES S OF HURRICANE., Estimated, Within 1 Mile., Estimated, Within 1 Mile., Estimated, Within 1 Mile. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rock Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Littlefield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Grand Canyon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fort Pearce Wash(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 | 9W | 7 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Moenkopi Formation;Kaibab Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Moenkopi Formation;Kaibab Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -113.31496, 36.97582 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC10127 |
REESIDE, J.B., JR., AND BASSLER, HARVEY, 1922, STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS IN SOUTHWESTERN UTAH AND NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA: U.S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 129-D, P. 53-77.
MCKEE, E.D., 1938, THE ENVIRONMENT AND HISTORY OF THE TOROWEAP AND KAIBAB FORMATIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN UTAH: CARNEGIE INST. WASHINGTON PUB. 492, 268 P.
KEITH, S.B., 1969, GYPSUM, IN USGS, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, AND U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, 638 P.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 100 FT OF GYPSUM AND RED SHALE IN THE MOENKOPI FORMATION AND 55 AND 150 FT OF IMPURE GYPSUM IN THE KAIBAB FORMATION PLUS 108 FT OF EARTHY, GREY, IMPURE GYPSUM. |
| 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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