Nutrioso Zeolites

Occurrence in Apache county in Arizona, United States with commodity Zeolites
Sections on this page
  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062171
MRDS ID TC35473
MAS/MILS ID 0040010267
Record type Site
Current site name Nutrioso Zeolites

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.1709, 33.9167 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Apache(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nutrioso(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nutrioso(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Colorado Headwaters(hydrologic unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Apache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 06N 030E 2,15,16 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zeolites Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Analcime Ore
Clinoptilolite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -109.1709, 33.9167

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Apache National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL FILES.

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P.

  • Deposit

    SHEPPARD, R.A., 1969, ZEOLITES, IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, AND U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, P. 464-467.

  • Deposit

    EYDC,T; ADMR AZ.ZEOLITES RPT;P16

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANALCIME AND CLINOPTILOLITE AS CEMENT IN SANDSTONE. THE DEPOSIT IS LESS THAN 25% ZEOLITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-92 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 06-JAN-11 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey Added info from MAS record 0040010267 (Dep_ID 10161113) and deleted that record.
Reporter 04-NOV-83 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Arizona resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.