Mine detail: Twin Peaks Quarry

Previously called 'Rillito Cement Plant Quarry'

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Location

Lat / long: 32.35567, -111.19125

Resource(N)

Primary: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Cement Rock
Ore: Limestone

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Naco Group Limestone;Horquilla Limestone;Escabrosa Limestone;Martin Formation
Host type:Limestone
Tectonic:Basin And Range

References

MRDSTC10196
DEP10060229
Reference{Deposit:: PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.}{Deposit:: DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA: ARIZONA DMR, SEPT. 1983.}{Deposit:: PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.}{Deposit:: PHILLIPS, K.A., 1992, MINERAL ECONOMICS OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS IN SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA, IN HOUSER, B.B., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF THE TUCSON AREA AND SAN PEDRO VALLEY, SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA: TUCSON, ARIZONA, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD TRIP, APRIL 4-5, 1992, GUIDEBOOK, P. 23-36.}{Deposit:: PHILLIPS, K.A., BEARD, R.R., NIEMUTH, N.J., AND BAIN, D.R., 1991, ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA--1992: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 39, 20 P.}{Deposit:: KUPFERMAN, S.A., 1987, THE GEOLOGY OF CEMENT RAW MATERIALS: PACIFIC SOUTHWEST, 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.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
ReporterBolm, Karen S., Orris, Greta J.