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C Dart Springs Deposit

Occurrence in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060155
MRDS ID TC10112
Record type Site
Current site name C Dart Springs Deposit
Related records 10209773

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.02206, 33.99924 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Used C-Dart Springs.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Round Top Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Carrizo(hydrologic unit)

Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 7N 22E 16 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GYPSUM IS WHITE-GRAY IN COLOR.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 253
USGS model code 35a.5 (35ae)
Deposit model name Bedded gypsum: marine evaporite gypsum

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Supai Formation
    Rock description Supai Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.02206, 33.99924
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 9.14M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: GYPSUM IS JUDGED NOT TO BE EXPLOITABLE BY OPEN CUT MINING METHODS AT THIS LOCALITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOORE, R.T., 1968, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 177, 84 P.

  • Deposit

    ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1978, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT NO. 2, 70 P.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO GYPSUM BEDS, 14 AND 30 FT THICK, WERE MEASURED IN A STEEP, SIDE-SLOPE EXPOSURE. THE GYPSUM IS INTERBEDDED WITH SILTSTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-89 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-91 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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