Lat / long: | 34.62586, -114.24302 |
Primary: | Kyanite |
Tertiary: | Talc-Soapstone |
Ore: | Andalusite, Dumortierite, Kyanite, Pyrophyllite, Sillimanite |
Gangue: | Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile |
Orebody form: | DIVERGENT, PARALLEL, OR CURVED MASSES |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | None |
Development status: | Occurrence |
Host type: | Mica Schist |
Alteration processes: | Three Isomeric Aluminum Silicates, Andalusite, Kyanite, And Sillimanite, Are Associated With The Dumortierite And Show Alteration To Pyrophyllite Instead Of To Muscovite. |
MRDS | TC10171 |
DEP | 10060207 |
Reference | {Deposit:: PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 2ND ED.: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.}{Deposit:: PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.}{Deposit:: WILSON, E.D., 1929, AN OCCURRENCE OF DUMORTIERITE NEAR QUARTZSITE, ARIZONA: THE AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, V. 14, P. 373-381.}{Other Database:: CIMRI} |
Reporter | Bolm, Karen S., Orris, Greta J. |