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Winslow Area

Past Producer in Coconino county in Arizona, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060330
MRDS ID TC10388
Record type Site
Current site name Winslow Area
Alternate or previous names Acme Cement

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.75098, 35.03337 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 3 MI W OF WINSLOW.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Coconino(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tucker Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winslow(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Flagstaff(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle 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 Coconino
United States Arizona Navajo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 19N 015E 15,16,21 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • USED IN CALIFORNIA FOR CEMENT, PLASTER, AND AGRICULTURAL USE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Moenkopi Formation
    Rock description Moenkopi Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.75098, 35.03337
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PHILLIPS (1987) REPORTS A PERMIAN AGE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Acme Cement And Plaster Co.
  • Type Operator
    Owner Navajo Gypsum And Fertilizer Co.
    First year 1909
    Last year 1914

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S.B., 1969, GYPSUM AND ANHYDRITE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 371-385.

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXTENSIVE, IRREGULAR 1/2-4 FT THICK BED OF FLAT-LYING, ALABASTER-LIKE GYPSUM ON SURFACE. DEPOSIT UNDERLAIN BY SHALE OF MOENKOPI FORMATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Wells, Tina M. (Carbonaro, Marguerite M.) 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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