The Seal Rock Group is a kyanite and mica mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,841 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
Elevation: 1,841 Feet (561 Meters)
Commodity: Kyanite, Mica
Lat, Long: 33.54389, -112.01972
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Seal Rock Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Seal Rock Group
Secondary: Sealrock
Commodity
Primary: Kyanite
Primary: Mica
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: Phoenix Mountains District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Kyanite
Ore: Mica
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SCHRADER (USGS BULL. 690) CLAIMS CINNABAR WAS FOUND. OTHER WORK SHOWS NO SUCH OCCURRENCE.
Comment (Location): NOT LOCATED ON QUAD. ESTIMATED FROM MILLS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Deposit): SMALL PAST KYANITE PRODUCTION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 2ND ED.: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. BUREAU MINES, 1927, BULL. 122.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 690 P. 104.
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
Reference (Deposit): USBM-FILE DATA CLUSTER NO 509- SEALROCK GROUP.
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
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