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Emsco Mine

Past Producer in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodities Asbestos, Wollastonite
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102496
MRDS ID M003133
Record type Site
Current site name Emsco Mine
Alternate or previous names Emsco Property, Accident Claims
Related records 10209470

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.52458, 33.78091 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Relative position 1.75 MILES SE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 60.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mule Hoof Bend(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)

Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 004N 017E 13 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • PHILLIPS GIVES LOCATION AS SEC 35, T5N, R17E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary
Wollastonite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysotile Ore
Wollastonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Mescal Limestone
    Rock description Mescal Lst

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.52458, 33.78091
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Thickness 0.08M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Asbestos Of The Emsco Deposit Is In Two Zones That Are 14 1/2 Feet Apart; These Zones Are In A Sliver Of Mescal Limestone, 35 To 40 Feet Thick, Overlain And Underlain By Thick Diabase Sills.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROMFIELD, C.S. AND SHRIDE, A.F., 1956, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN CARLOS RESERVATION, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1027-N, P. 653.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1979 Hall, R. K. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1992 Creasey, S. C. 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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