Little Lulu

The Little Lulu is a beryllium mine located in Cochise 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

Name: Little Lulu  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation:

Commodity: Beryllium

Lat, Long: 31.68972, -109.56361

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Little Lulu MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Lulu


Commodity

Primary: Beryllium
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Manganese
Secondary: Fluorine-Fluorite


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Swisshelm Mining District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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

Type: R
Description: 2 Foot Thick Fault Zone


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Contact Metasomatism


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Beryl


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN THE SWISSHELM MOUNTAINS. PHILLIPS GIVES SECTION NO. AS 13.

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION REPORTED.

Comment (Development): EXPLORATION TRENCHES.

Comment (Deposit): FLUORSPAR IN 2 FT THICK FAULT ZONE. BERYL IS TACTITE AND META-LIMESTONE WITH FLUORITE AND COPPER AND MANGANESE MINERALS.


References

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): PEIRCE (1990)

Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.

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

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 1976, MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM: ARIZONA FLUORSPAR, MARCH.


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