Green Chip Marble Quarry, Dragoon Marble Quarries (Ligier Marble Quarries; Ligier-Arizona Marble Quarries), Dragoon District (Golden Rule District), Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Green Chip Marble Quarry | Quarry |
| Dragoon Marble Quarries (Ligier Marble Quarries; Ligier-Arizona Marble Quarries) | - not defined - |
| Dragoon District (Golden Rule District) | Mining District |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 0' 23'' North , 110° 0' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dragoon | 209 (2011) | 4.0km |
| Saint David | 1,699 (2011) | 22.8km |
| Benson | 4,888 (2017) | 27.7km |
| Willcox | 3,552 (2017) | 31.8km |
| Whetstone | 2,617 (2011) | 32.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 21km |
Ref.: Bain, G.W. (1963) Marble Occurrences in the Dragoon Pass Area, unpublished geological assessment, 33p.
Bain, G.W. (1964) The Green and the Associated Marble Occurrences, unpublished geological assessment, 20p.
Mieritz, R.E. (1958) Ligier Marble Property, 5p. (unpublished report).
Chatman, M.L. (1993) U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report Mineral Land Assessment (MLA) 30-93:
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10234125, MAS ID #0040030828.
Part of Ligier-Arizona Marble Quarries, Inc., and its successor Dragoon Marble Quarries. A former surface marble and crushed stone quarry located in the NE¼NW¼ sec. 33, T16S, R23E. Discovered 1909. Produced 1953- ?. Owned by the Ligier estate (1986).
Commodity List
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Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10234125 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Dragoon MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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Green Chip Marble Quarry, Dragoon Marble Quarries, Dragoon District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA