Lees Ferry

The Lees Ferry is a semiprecious gemstone and silica mine located in Coconino 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: Lees Ferry  

State:  Arizona

County:  Coconino

Elevation:

Commodity: Semiprecious Gemstone, Silica

Lat, Long: 36.85472, -111.57167

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Lees Ferry MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lees Ferry


Commodity

Primary: Semiprecious Gemstone
Primary: Silica


Location

State: Arizona
County: Coconino


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Petrified Wood


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR LEES FERRY ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER. LAT-LONG TAKEN FROM CENTER OF SECTION 19.


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

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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