The Camp Creek is a silica and semiprecious gemstone mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Silica, Semiprecious Gemstone
Lat, Long: 33.90583, -111.81472
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Camp Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Camp Creek
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Primary: Semiprecious Gemstone
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HGIH QUALITY ORBICULAR JASPER
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1969, GEM MATERIALS, IN USGS, ABM, AND USBR, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 359
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