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Dripping Springs Valley Chabazite

Occurrence in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodities Zeolites, Clay
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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. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062184
MRDS ID TC35486
Record type Site
Current site name Dripping Springs Valley Chabazite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.99153, 33.73285 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 23 MILES SOUTH OF GLOBE, ARIZONA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Meddler Wash(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salt(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 005N 013E 35 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG IS FOR THE CENTER OF THE SECTION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zeolites Primary
Clay Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chabazite Ore
Erionite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Illite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.99153, 33.73285
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • 10 AIR-FALL TUFFS ARE INTERBEDDED WITH MORE THAN 2200 FT OF TERT-QUAT EPICLASTIC FLUVIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSITS. AT LEAST FIVE OF THE TEN TUFFS WERE ZEOLITICALLY ALTERED. THE LACUSTRINE BEDS DIP GENTLY TOWARD THE CENTER OF DRIPPING SPRINGS VALLEY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Tonto National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Anaconda Minerals Co. (Division Of Atlantic Richfield)
    First year 1983

Comments on development

  • ANACONDA ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY IN 1978 AND DRILLED OVER 150 EXPLORATION HOLES THAT TARGETED TWO ZEOLITE TUFFS-- THE MAIN AND UPPER HORIZONS. THEY ABANDONED THESE CLAIMS IN 1983.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BOWIE, M.R., BARKER, J.M., AND PETERSON, S.L., 1987, COMPARISON OF SELECTED ZEOLITE DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS, IN PEIRCE, H.W., ED., PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21ST FORUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BRANCH SPECIAL PAPER 4, P. 37-43.

  • Deposit

    EYDE, TED, WILKINSON, P.A.K., AND WEILAND, E.F., 1986, FIELD TRIP TO SELECTED INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA, IN BEATTY, BARBARA, AND WILKINSON, P.A.K., EDS., FRONTIERS IN GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA AND THE SOUTHWEST: ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY DIGEST, V. XVI, P. 312-318.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FORMED IN A CLOSED-HYDROLOGIC, SHALLOW-LAKE BASIN. CHABAZITE IN ALTERED VITRIC TUFF OF GRAYISH-WHITE COLOR. THERE ARE 2 POTENTIALLY COMMERCIAL, CHABAZIE-RICH TUFFS IN THE VALLEY. THE MAIN ZEOLITE TUFF UNDERLIES ABOUT 1 SQ MILE OF BASIN FILL, IS 0.25 TO 1.74 FT THICK, AND CONTAINS UP TO 90% CHABAZITE. THE UPPER ZEOLITE TUFF UNDERLIES OVER 3 SQ MILES OF BASIN FILL, AVERAGES 1.5 FT THICK, AND CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 67% CHABAZITE. CHABAZITE CONTENT INCREASES BASINWARD. THE MAIN TUFF IS STRATIGRAPHICALLY THE LOWEST TUFF EXPOSED. THE UPPER ZEOLITE TUFF IS 5 FT STRATIGRAPHICALLY ABOVE THE MAIN ZEOLITE TUFF.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 19-SEP-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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