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Petrified Forest Nat'L Mon.

Occurrence in Apache county in Arizona, United States with commodity Semiprecious Gemstone
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112521
MRDS ID I000810
MAS/MILS ID 0040010272
Record type Site
Current site name Petrified Forest Nat'L Mon.
Related records 60000483

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.81878, 34.85565 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Apache(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Agate House(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint Johns(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Saint Johns(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Puerco(hydrologic unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Petrified Forest National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Apache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 017 N 024 E 20 S2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Semiprecious Gemstone Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -109.81878, 34.85565
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Monument

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITY IS PETRIFIED WOOD

  • Deposit

    USGS 15 PETRIFIED FOREST QUAD

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE,W; AZ.B.M.BULL #180,P361

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

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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