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Sierra Estrella Mountains Wollastonite Occurrence

Occurrence in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodities Wollastonite, Garnet
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  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062375
MRDS ID TC35752
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra Estrella Mountains Wollastonite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.26712, 33.21397 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position Est +/- 0..25 Mi

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maricopa(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mobile NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Phoenix South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Gila-Painted Rock Reservoir(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Maricopa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 02S 01E 33 NW4 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG IS FOR THE CENTER OF THE NW/4 OF SEC. 33.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Wollastonite Primary
Garnet Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Ore
Wollastonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.26712, 33.21397
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION REPORTED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANTHONY, WILLIAMS, AND BIDEAUX, 1977, MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS, P. 205.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RADIATING FIBROUS MASSES OF WOLLASTONITE ASSOCIATED WITH GARNET IN METAMORPHOSED LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-93 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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