| Deposit ID | 10060169 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC10126 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Rock Springs Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.7208, 36.81166 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 25 MILES SOUTH OF ST. GEORGE, UTAH., Est, Used Black Rock Springs |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wolf Hole Mountain West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Littlefield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Grand Canyon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Virgin(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 39N | 13W | 5 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Moenkopi Formation;Kaibab Limestone |
| Rock description | Moenkopi Formation;Kaibab Limestone |
| (1) | -113.7208, 36.81166 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC10126 |
REESIDE, J.B., JR., AND BASSLER, HARVEY, 1922, STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS IN SOUTHWESTERN UTAH AND NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 129-D, P 53-77.
KEITH, S.B., 1969, GYPSUM, IN USGS, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, AND U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, 638 P.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 2D EDITION: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 185 P.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
WITHINGTON, C.F., 1962, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATION RESOURCE MAP MR-33, 18 P.
MCKEE, E.D., 1938, THE ENVIRONMENT AND HISTORY OF THE TOROWEAP AND KAIBAB FORMATIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN UTAH: CARNEGIE INST. WASHINGTON PUB. 492, 268 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 22 FT OF RED SHALE WITH PROMINENT BEDS OF BLUISH GYPSUM, 17 FT OF REDDISH GYPSUM, 10 FT IMPURE YELLOWISH BROWN GYPSUM, 43 FT OF PINKISH GYPSUM |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-89 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-92 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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