| Deposit ID | 10110071 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC10150 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Larson Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Arizona Gypsum, Verde Gypsum, Camp Verde Gypsum |
| Related records | 10162122 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.78323, 34.53616 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Camp Verde(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sedona(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Holbrook(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Verde(hydrologic unit)
Verde(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Coconino National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 013N | 005E | 11 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Bentonite | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Result | 90% OR MORE GYPSUM, PURE, WHITE, MASSIVE, MICROCRYSTALLINE AND GRANULAR |
|---|
| Model code | 261 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.4 (35b.9) |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine gypsum |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone | ||
| Rock unit name | Verde Formation | ||
| Rock description | Verde Formation | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash |
| (1) | -111.78323, 34.53616 |
|---|
| Thickness | 30.48M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC10150 |
KEITH, S.B., 1969, GYPSUM, IN USGS, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, AND U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, 1969, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, 638 P.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 1989, DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA, INCORPORATING SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS1989-90: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY, 14 P.
CIMRI
AZ BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, P. 375.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROBABLY COVERS SEVERAL SQUARE MILES. THE GYPSIFEROUS SEQUENCE, AS MUCH AS 100 FT THICK, CONTAINS A SERIES OF NEARLY PURE, FLAT-LYING GYPSUM BEDS INTERBEDDED WITH MUDSTONE AND VOLCANIC ASH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1989 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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