| Deposit ID | 10060180 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC10137 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Empire Mountains Deposit |
| Related records | 10259325 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.63735, 32.9301 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | Within Area Described, Within Area Described |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dudleyville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 17S;18S | 17E;17E | 19,28,29,30,32,33;3,4,8 | 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 > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -110.63735, 32.9301 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Dip | 25-40 SW |
| Thickness | 18.29M |
| Length | 3218.6M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC10137 |
KEITH, S.B., 1969, GYPSUM, IN USGS, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, ANDUU.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, 638 P.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 185 P.
STONE, R.W., 1920, GYPSUM DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 697, 326 P.
GALBRAITH, F.W., 3D, 1940, GYPSUM: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES CIRCULAR 5, 6 P.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, AZGS INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 ZONES: ZONE 1 IS 20-30 FT THICK, ZONE 2 IS 275 FT BELOW ZONE 1 & IS 50-60 FT THICK, AND ZONE 3 IS 395 FT BELOW MIDDLE BED AND IS ABOUT 15 FT THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-89 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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