Garnet Ridge

The Garnet Ridge is a garnet and gemstone mine located in Apache county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,200 feet.

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

Name: Garnet Ridge

State:  Arizona

County:  Apache

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Garnet, Gemstone

Lat, Long: 36.925, -109.78722

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Garnet Ridge MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Garnet Ridge
Secondary: Garnet Ridge Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Garnet
Primary: Gemstone
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Apache


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PODS ALONG PARALLEL FRACTURES


Structure

Type: R
Description: Tert Diatreme Structures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): PYROPE ASSOCIATED WITH TERTIARY DIATREME STRUCTURES. DERIVED BY WEATHERING OF ROCKS BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE BY IGNEOUS ACTIVITY.

Comment (Deposit): GARNETS THAT WILL CUT GOOD GEMS OVER 3 CARETS ARE SCARCE. THOSE THAT WILL CUT GEMS FROM 1 TO 2 CARATS ARE PLENTIFUL. STONES LESS THAN 1 CARAT ARE ABUNDANT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): PAGE, L.R., 1956, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GEOLOGY OF URANIUM AND THORIUM BY THE U.S.G.S. AND U.S.A.E.L. FOR THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PEACEFUL USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, PROFESSIONAL PAPER NO. 300, P. 182-184, 539.

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.

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P.

Reference (Deposit): KEIRSCH, G.A., MINERAL RESOURCES NAVAJO-HOPI INDIAN RESERVATIONS, ARIZONA-UTAH, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, P. 90-94.


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