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Actinolite Prospects

Occurrence in Yuma county in Arizona, United States with commodity Asbestos
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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. 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 10060319
MRDS ID TC10353
Record type Site
Current site name Actinolite Prospects
Alternate or previous names Actinolite Asbestos, Cemetary Ridge
Related records 10234852

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.33409, 33.33479 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yuma(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbus Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Little Horn Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Gila(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)

Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Yuma

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 001S 011W 15,16,21,22 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR CEMETARY RIDGE. COORDINATES GIVEN ARE A CENTRAL LOCATION IN AREA BETWEEN 33-16-43N TO 33-20-58N AND 113-20-00W AND 113-23-04W. PHILLIPS GIVES LOCATION AS SEC. 3.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FIBERS ARE LONG, THIN, AND VERY BRITTLE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Actinolite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.33409, 33.33479
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATON RELATED TO INTRUSION OF SCHIST BY DIKES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION REPORTED.

Comments on development

  • SHALLOW EXPLORATION CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E.D., ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN NO. 134, P. 143, PLATE 1.

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS EXPOSED IN SHALLOW EXPLORATION CUTS. ASBESTIFORM ACTINOLITE IN LESING VEINS NEAR IRREGULAR DIKES CONSISTING MAINLY OF ACTINOLITE, PARTLY ALTERED TO CHLORITE, AND VEINLETS AND MASSES OF MAGNETITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1992 Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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