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Buell Park

Producer in Apache county in Arizona, United States with commodities Olivine, Garnet, Gemstone
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060352
MRDS ID TC10729
Record type Site
Current site name Buell Park

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.09733, 35.90004 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 MI N OF FORT DEFIANCE ON THE NAVAJO RESERVATION.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Apache(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buell Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ganado(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Gallup(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Puerco(hydrologic unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Apache

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Navajo 003N;003N 005W;006W 30;13,26 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • USED LAT/LONG FOR BUELL PARK AS GIVEN IN USGS PROF. PAPER 1200-AZ. PHILLIPS GIVES LOCATION AS T2N, R6W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Olivine Primary
Garnet Primary
Gemstone Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • STONES AVERAGE 2-3 MM IN DIAMETER, BUT GENERALLY ARE CLEAR AND OF A PLEASING COLOR. PYROPE GARNETS OF GOOD GEM QUALITY WITH AVERAGE SIZE < 1 CARAT.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Peridot Ore
Pyrope Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Kimberlite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Kimberlite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.09733, 35.90004
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • STONES SCAVAGED BY HAND METHODS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LABOR NECESSARY TO CUT AND POLISH THE STONES WOULD SEEM TO PRECLUDE ANY LARGER, COMMERCIALLY PROFITABLE OPERATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALLEN, J.E., AND BALK, ROBERT, 1954, MINERAL RESOURCES OF FORT DEFIANCE AND TOHATCHI QUADRANGLES, ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 36, 192 P.

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.

  • Deposit

    KIERSCH, G.A., 1955, MINERAL RESOURCES NAVAJO-HOPI INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA-UTAH, UNIVERISTY OF ARIZONA, P. 94.

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1969, GEM MATERIALS, IN USGS, ABM, AND USBR, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 359.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    PEIRCE, 1969.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STONES ARE FOUND IN THE DETRITUS ACCUMULATED BY ANTS IN AND AROUND BUELL PARK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1991 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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