| Deposit ID | 10060253 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC10245 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Top Hat Group |
| Alternate or previous names | A & B Group, Top Hat |
| Related records | 10185995 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.16154, 33.99063 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Picture Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Theodore Roosevelt Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tonto(hydrologic unit)
Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tonto National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 007N | 012E | 31 | Arizona |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -111.16154, 33.99063 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N75W |
| Dip | 90 |
| Thickness | 1.07M |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1956 |
| District name | Tonto Basin |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | South Texas Aggregates |
| First year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC10245 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070661 |
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185
SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HIGH GRADE BARITE VEIN IN FAULTED QUARTZITIC SCHIST. |
| Deposit | 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1991 | Kibbe, R.D. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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