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Curtis Diatomite deposit (Curtiss Diatomite deposit), Curtiss, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Curtis Diatomite deposit (Curtiss Diatomite deposit)Deposit
CurtissUnincorporated Area
Cochise CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 51' 51'' North , 110° 13' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.86417,-110.21778
GRN:
N22W67
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Saint David1,699 (2011)4.5km
Benson4,888 (2017)13.6km
Whetstone2,617 (2011)15.6km
Whetstone2,617 (2017)21.5km
Tombstone1,312 (2017)22.0km
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ClubLocationDistance
Huachuca Mineral and Gem ClubSierra Vista, Arizona35km
Sunsites Gem and Mineral ClubPearce, Arizona38km
Mindat Locality ID:
47057
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:47057:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Diatomite occurrence/prospect located in sec. 17, T18S, R21E, outside a recognized district, near Curtis and 3 or 4 miles west of the San Pedro River, on land of unknown status.

Mineralization is a lacustrine diatomite deposit with clay. The deposit consists of a 4 to 8 foot (2.4 meters) thick diatomite bed of "excellent quality" overlain by one foot of volcanic ash and underlain by clay. The diatomite forms a horizontal bed.

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ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
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HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O

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References

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10160958, MRDS ID #TC10206, MAS ID #0040030263; and, Dep. ID #10060237, MRDS ID #TC10206.
U.S. Bureau of Mines file data.
Arizona Bureau of Mines Circular 1.
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of Arizona: 87.
Peirce, H.Wesley (1969), Diatomite, in USGS & Arizona Bureau of Mines & U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mineral and Water Resources of Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 180 (USGS Bull.871): 337-342.
Phillips, Ken A. (1987) Arizona Industrial Minerals - Department of Mines & Minerals Report #4 (2nd ed.). Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources. 197 pp.
Peirce, H. Wesley (1989) Arizona Geological Survey Industrial Mineral card files.
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