Deposit ID | 60000001 |
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MRDS ID | D000844 |
Record type | District |
Current site name | White Picacho District |
Alternate or previous names | Picacho View, Anderson, Climax, Friction, Scheelite Reef, Buena Vista Properties, Starlight, Lower Jumbo, Hertz, Independence, Midnight Owl, Lucky Strike, Morning Star, North Morning Star, Outpost, Sunrise, Sunset |
Geographic coordinates: | -112.53404, 33.98336 (WGS84) |
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Country | State | County |
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United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
United States | Arizona | Maricopa |
Commodity | Importance |
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Niobium (Columbium) | Primary |
Feldspar | Primary |
Tantalum | Primary |
Tungsten | Primary |
Beryllium | Secondary |
Mica | Secondary |
Bismuth | Secondary |
Lithium | Secondary |
Lead | Tertiary |
Gold | Tertiary |
Zinc | Tertiary |
Vanadium | Tertiary |
Molybdenum | Tertiary |
REE | Tertiary |
(1) | -112.53404, 33.98336 |
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Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Both metallic and non-metallic |
District name | WHITE PICACHO DISTRICT |
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JAHNS, R.H., 1952, PEGMATITES OF THE WHITE PICACHO DISTRICT, MARICOPA AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 162.
SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.