| Deposit ID | 10060345 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC10720 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sierra Estrella |
| Alternate or previous names | Eastern Estrella Mountains |
| Related records | 10186833 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.1924, 33.09591 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | Within Area |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Enid(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Phoenix South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Gila-Painted Rock Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 004S | 002E | 6,7,8 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Sericite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.1924, 33.09591 |
|---|
| Length | 15.24M |
|---|---|
| Width | 4.57M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC10720 |
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
WILSON, E.D., 1969, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE GILA RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 179, 34 P.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.
ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1969, BULLETIN 280, P. 345.
MOORE, R.T., AND VARGA, R.J., 1976, MAPS SHOWING NONMETALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE PHOENIX AREA, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-845-J, SCALE 1:250,000.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INTERGROWN K-FELDSPAR AND QUARTZ OCCUR WITH MICA IN SEVERAL SMALL PEGMATITE BODIES IN SCHIST. THE SCHIST STRIKES N30-60E AND DIPS STEEPLY; THE PEGMATITES HAVE VARIOUS STRIKES AND DIPS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-90 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-92 | Wells, Tina M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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