Willow Springs Area

Occurrence in Coconino county in Arizona, United States with commodity Bentonite
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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064478
MRDS ID TC38859
Record type Site
Current site name Willow Springs Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.39795, 36.17502 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Coconino(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Willow Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tuba City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Marble Canyon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Moenkopi Wash(hydrologic unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Coconino

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 032N 009E 2,11 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bentonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Chinle Formation
    Rock description Chinle Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.39795, 36.17502

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRAYISH GREEN BENTONITIC SHALE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-93 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-95 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Arizona resources

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