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Salt Banks-Orange Spring

Occurrence in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodities Bromine, Halite
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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 10060197
MRDS ID TC10158
Record type Site
Current site name Salt Banks-Orange Spring

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.56736, 33.82646 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ON SALT RIVER, JUST BELOW THE BRIDGE ON STATE HIGHWAY 77., Estimate - Topo Not Protracted

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mule Hoof Bend(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salt(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 5N 16E 13 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bromine Primary
Halite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Brine Ore

Analytical data

Result 37,300 PARTS PER MILLION DISSOLVED SOLIDS, LARGELY SODIUM AND CHLORIDE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.56736, 33.82646
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FETH, J.H., AND HEM, J.D., 1963, HEADWATER SPRINGS IN THE GILA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1619-H, 53 P.

  • Deposit

    USGS, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, AND U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, 1969, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, 638 P.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WATER ISSUING FROM ORANGE SPRING IS HIGHLY SALINE. SOURCE IS UNKNOWN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-89 Peirce, H. Wesley Arizona Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-89 Bolm, Karen S. 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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