| Deposit ID | 10060198 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC10160 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Lake Playa |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.00079, 35.61168 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 28 MILES NORTH OF KINGMAN., Within Sec. 28 Of Described Area |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Tipton SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Boulder City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Red Lake(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 | 26N | 16W | 22,28,30 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Halite | Ore |
| Result | COARSELY CRYSTALLINE HALITE WITH 5%+ BLACK TO BROWN IMPURITIES |
|---|
| Model code | 262 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 35b.5 |
| Deposit model name | Lacustrine halite |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments | ||||
| Rock unit name | Muddy Creek Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Muddy Creek Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite |
| (1) | -114.00079, 35.61168 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Hualpai Valley Has All Of The Earmarks Of An Elongate Closed Basin. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 365.76M |
| Length | 19311.6M |
| Width | 8046.5M |
| Depth to top | 457M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC10160 |
PEIRCE, H.W., 1974, THICK EVAPORITES IN THE BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE--ARIZONA: NORTHERN OHIO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 4TH SYMPOSIUM ON SALT, P. 47-55.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1981, MAJOR ARIZONA SALT DEPOSITS: FIELDNOTES, V. 11, NO. 4, P. 1-5.
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.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, AZGS INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DRILLING HAS FAILED TO REACH THE BOTTOM OF THE DEPOSIT. DEEPEST HOLE ENCOUNTERED SALT AT 1400 FT AND WAS STILL IN HALITE WHEN BOTTOMED AT A DEPTH OF 2608 FT. THERE MIGHT BE MORE THAT 100 CU MI OF SALT. |
| Deposit | SOUTHWEST GAS IS PLANNING A NATURAL GAS STORAGE FACILITY IN THE SALT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-89 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-92 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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