Mine detail: Feldman and Winkelman Gypsum Pits

Previously called 'National Gypsum'

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Location

Lat / long: 32.87843, -110.6929

Resource(N)

Primary: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Tertiary: Diatomite
Ore: Diatomite, Gypsum
Gangue: Clay

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host rock:Gila Conglomerate
Host type:Clay, Mud,Silt,Shale,Diatomite
Tectonic:Basin And Range

References

MRDSTC10142
DEP10060185
Reference{Deposit:: KEITH, S.B., 1969, GYPSUM, IN USGS, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, AND U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, 638 P.}{Deposit:: PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 185 P.}{Deposit:: BLAKE, W.P., 1904, GYPSUM DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 223, 129 P.}{Deposit:: STONE, R.W., 1920, GYPSUM DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 697, 326 P.}{Deposit:: PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.}{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}{Reserve-Resource:: AZ BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, P.375.}
ReporterOrris, Greta J., Bolm, Karen S.