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Unnamed Occurrence

Occurrence in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093111
MRDS ID TC00092
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.80625, 33.18898 (WGS84)
Elevation 1140
Relative position NEAR ARIZONA HWY 77 IN MESCAL MOUNTAINS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

El Capitan Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Gila(hydrologic unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 03S 015E 10 SW4 OF SW4 OF NW4 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Analytical data

Result ONE FIST-SIZED GRAB SAMPLE CONTAINED 5% P2O5, WHICH PEIRCE BELIEVES TO BE THE HIGHEST PHOSPHOROUS CONTENT YET REPORTED IN ARIZONA,

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Abrigo Formation
    Rock description Abrigo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1972
Discoverer Arizona Bureau Of Mines

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H. WESLEY, 1972, ARIZONA PHOSPHATIC MATERIALS: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES FIELDNOTES, V. 2, NO. 2, P. 6-7.

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H. WESLEY, 1967, GEOLOGIC GUIDEBOOK 2 - HIGHWAYS OF ARIZONA, ARIZONA HIGHWAYS 77 AND 177: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 176, 73 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECONNAISSANCE INDICATES THAT PHOSPHATIC MATERIAL OCCURS FROM THE UPPER CONTACT WITH THE DEVONIAN MARTIN FORMATION DOWN SECTION FOR ABOUT 60 FT UNTIL A NOTICEABLE LITHOLOGIC CHANGE TAKES PLACE.
Deposit PICTURE OF LEDGE LABLED "B" IN ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 176, P. 24. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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