| Deposit ID | 10027510 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003218 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Garnet Ridge |
| Alternate or previous names | Garnet Ridge Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.78791, 36.92501 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | 10 MILES NORTH OF DINNEHOTSO TRADING POST. 5 MI W OF MEXICAN WATER MINE JUST S OF UTAH BOUNDARY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Apache(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Garnet Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rock Point(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Shiprock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Chinle(hydrologic unit)
Lower San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Apache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 041N | 024E | 22 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gemstone | Primary |
| Garnet | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -109.78791, 36.92501 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tert Diatreme Structures |
| General form | PODS ALONG PARALLEL FRACTURES |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003218 |
KEIRSCH, G.A., MINERAL RESOURCES NAVAJO-HOPI INDIAN RESERVATIONS, ARIZONA-UTAH, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, P. 90-94.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1969, GEM MATERIALS, IN USGS, ABM, AND USBR, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 359.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PYROPE ASSOCIATED WITH TERTIARY DIATREME STRUCTURES. DERIVED BY WEATHERING OF ROCKS BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE BY IGNEOUS ACTIVITY. |
| Deposit | GARNETS THAT WILL CUT GOOD GEMS OVER 3 CARETS ARE SCARCE. THOSE THAT WILL CUT GEMS FROM 1 TO 2 CARATS ARE PLENTIFUL. STONES LESS THAN 1 CARAT ARE ABUNDANT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Bright, Daniel (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1991 | Carbonaro, Marguerite M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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