Empire Mountains deposit, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Empire Mountains deposit | Deposit |
| Empire Mining District | Mining District |
| Empire Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 56' 3'' North , 110° 38' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Corona de Tucson | 5,675 (2011) | 12.6km |
| Vail | 10,208 (2011) | 14.0km |
| Pimaco Two | 682 (2011) | 18.5km |
| Mescal | 1,812 (2011) | 20.9km |
| East Sahuarita | 1,622 (2006) | 26.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 41km |
| Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 41km |
Ref.: Stone, R.W. (1920) Gypsum Deposits of the United States, USGS Bull. 697, 326 pp.
Galbraith, F.W. (1940) Gypsum: Arizona Bureau of Mines Circular 5.
Keith, Stanton B. (1969), Gypsum, in USGS & AZ Bur. Mines, and US Bur. Of Reclamation 1969, Mineral and water resources of Arizona, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 180, 638 pp.
Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals, 2nd. Edition, Arizona Department of Mines & Minerals Min. Report 4, 185 pp.
Peirce, H. Wesley (1990), AZ Geological Survey Industrial Minerals card file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10060180, MRDS D #TC10137.
A Gypsum occurrence located in secs. 19, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, T17S, R17E; and in secs. 3, 4, 8, T18S, R17E.
Mineralization is a Gypsum deposit with ore in irregular and lens-shaped bodies hosted in shale and limestone above the Naco Group .
Large resources of high-grade gypsum occur here. There are 3 zones: zone 1 is 20-30 feet thick; zone 2 is 275 feet below zone 1, and, is 50-60 feet thick; and, zone 3 is 395 feet below the middle bed and is about 15 feet thick. Difficult access and steep dip limit exploitation possibilities.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10060180 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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