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Carbonate Canyon Calcite

Past Producer in Coconino county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Semiprecious Gemstone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023622
MRDS ID I000812
Record type Site
Current site name Carbonate Canyon Calcite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.68494, 36.26057 (WGS84)
Relative position THE MINE IS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE UP CARBONATE CANYON, WHICH IN TURN IS A SIX-MILE WALK FROM THE VILLAGE OF SUPAI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Coconino(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Havasu Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grand Canyon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grand Canyon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Havasu Canyon(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Coconino

Comments on the location information

  • A SIDE CANYON OF THE GRAND CANYON. LAT-LONG FROM AN ADIT PICTURED ON THE HAVASU FALLS QUAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Semiprecious Gemstone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CALCITE IS FOUND AS YELLOW CRYSTALS; SOME EXHIBIT THE FISH-TAIL TWINS HABIT.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.68494, 36.26057
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • A SHORT TUNNEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLAIR, GERRY, 1992, THE ROCKHOUND'S GUIDE TO ARIZONA: HELENA, MONTANA, FALCON PRESS, 165 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1995 Orris, Greta J. 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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