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Concho Creek

Occurrence in Apache county in Arizona, United States with commodity Diatomite
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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 10060243
MRDS ID TC10213
Record type Site
Current site name Concho Creek
Related records 10136544

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.58706, 34.3884 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Apache(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Concho(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Springerville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Saint Johns(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Little Colorado(hydrologic unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Apache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 012N 026E 12,33 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTH OF CONCHO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 222
USGS model code 31s
Deposit model name Lacustrine diatomite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.58706, 34.3884
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.83M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1989, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1969, DIATOMITE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: WASHINGTON, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 337-342.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIATOMITE BE IS ABOUT 6 FT THICK AND IS CAPPED BY BASALT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1989 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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