The Morning Star Prospect is a mica and feldspar mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,720 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: 2,720 Feet (829 Meters)
Commodity: Mica, Feldspar
Lat, Long: 33.9511, -112.57500
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Morning Star Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Morning Star Prospect
Secondary: Morning Star
Commodity
Primary: Mica
Primary: Feldspar
Secondary: Quartz
Secondary: Beryllium
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lithium
Secondary: Manganese
Tertiary: Potassium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Surface
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): USGS RED PICACHO MAP
Reference (Deposit): ADMR IND.MIN.RPT,P36
Reference (Deposit): JAHNS,R, AZ.B.M #162
Reference (Deposit): MEEVES,ET AL USBM IC 8293,P20
Reference (Deposit): MOORE,R, AZ.B.M.#180,P106
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