Beryl Hill and Live Oak Prospects

The Beryl Hill and Live Oak Prospects 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: Beryl Hill and Live Oak Prospects

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation:

Commodity: Beryllium

Lat, Long: 32.20417, -109.45694

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Beryl Hill and Live Oak Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Beryl Hill and Live Oak Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Beryllium
Secondary: Mica
Tertiary: Feldspar
Tertiary: Quartz


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Teviston District


Land Status

Not available


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
Deposit Size: S


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

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Quartz
Ore: Mica
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Feldspar


Comments

Comment (Commodity): 0.18-2.6% BEO

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ PEGMATITE MASSES IN PRECAMBRIAN GRANITE DIKES IN PRECAMBRIAN GNEISS AND FRACTURE COATINGS ALONG GNEISS-GRANITE CONTACT.

Comment (Workings): SURFACE WORKINGS

Comment (Production): SOME PRODUCTION OF BERYL IN LATE 1950'S BUT AMOUNT UNKNOWN.


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1973, ABM BULL. 187, P. 72.

Reference (Deposit): MEEVES, H. C., 1966, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS RI-6828, P. 14-16.

Reference (Deposit): MOORE, R. T., 1969, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: U.S. 90TH CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION, SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, P. 104-105.

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

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

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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