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Camp Verde Gypsum Mine, Camp Verde, Camp Verde Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Camp Verde Gypsum MineMine
Camp VerdeTown
Camp Verde Mining DistrictMining District
Yavapai CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 33' 42'' North , 111° 44' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.56167,-111.74695
GeoHash:
G#: 9w0s95u27
GRN:
N24W66
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lake Montezuma4,706 (2011)8.3km
Camp Verde11,155 (2017)9.8km
Cornville3,280 (2011)23.6km
Big Park6,695 (2006)24.3km
Village of Oak Creek (Big Park)6,147 (2011)24.4km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Mingus Gem & Mineral ClubCottonwood, Arizona31km
Verde River RockhoundsCottonwood, Arizona31km
Sedona Gem & Mineral ClubSedona, Arizona34km
Mindat Locality ID:
134283
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134283:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Camp Verde Gypsum pit; Larson Quarry; Verde Gypsum; Arizona Gypsum


A former surface Gypsum-Bentonite mine.

Mineralization is a lacustrine gypsum deposit hosted in the Verde formation.

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

USGS Camp Verde Quadrangle map.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10023684, MRDS ID #I001090; and Dep. ID #10110071, MRDS ID #TC10150; and Dep. ID #10162122, MAS ID #0040251262; and, Dep. ID #10283292, MAS ID #0040250029.
(1969) Mineral and Water Resources of Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 180. Arizona Bureau of Minesp.180
Elevatorski, E.A. (1978), Arizona Industrial Minerals, Arizona Department of Mineral Resources, Minerals Report No. 2.
Phillips, Ken A. (1987) Arizona Industrial Minerals - Department of Mines & Minerals Report #4 (2nd ed.). Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources. 197 pp.
Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources (1989) Directory of Active Mines in Arizona, Incorporating Sand and Gravel Operations (1989-1990). Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources Directory 36, 14 pp.
Peirce, H. Wesley (1990), Arizona Geological Survey Industrial Minerals card file.
Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources (1994) Directory of Active Mines in Arizona, Incorporating Sand and Gravel Operations - 1994: Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources Directory 42, 24pp.
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