Mine detail: Fortuna Mine Area

Previously called 'Gila Mountains Mica'

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Location

Lat / long:

32.55565, -114.31606

Resource(N)

Primary:	Mica
Tertiary:	Kaolin, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Ore:	Muscovite, Sericite
Gangue:	Gypsum, Kaolin
Orebody form:	DIKE

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Schist
Associated type:	Granite
Tectonic:	Basin And Range
Alteration processes:	Schist Shows Intense Alteration To Coarse-Grained Sericite And, For Up To 150 Ft On Each Side, Is Marked By Brown And Yellow Limonitic Stain.

References

MRDS	TC10230
DEP	10060247
Reference	{Deposit:: PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.}{Deposit:: USGS, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, AND U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, 1969, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, 638 P.}{Deposit:: WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 134, 236 P.}{Deposit:: PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Bolm, Karen S., Orris, Greta J.