The White Prince Claim is a barium-barite mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,301 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 32.11861, -112.18944
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White Prince Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Prince Claim
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED, IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Limestone Is A Fault Block Within The Andesite.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY WITHIN LIMESTONE (EAST SIDE) 60.6 % BASO4 , 2.6 % CAF2 , 24.3 % CACO3 , THIS IS HIGHER GRADE THAN THE MINABLE ORE WOULD BE. ASSAY IN ANDESITE 69 % BASO4 , 0.2 % CAF2 , 7.4 % CACO3
Materials
Ore: Barite
Comments
Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE FAULTED INTO ANDESITE ON 3 SIDES, EAST CONTACT STRIKES N - S, DIPS 75 W, SOUTH CONTACT STRIKES N 60 W, WEST CONTACT STRIKES N 20 E.
Comment (Location): USBM LONGITUDE IS INCORRECT (112-08-24W)
Comment (Deposit): TWO DEPOSITS ARE DESCRIBED: WITHIN LIMESTONE BLOCK THE BARITE OCCURS AS DISSEMINATIONS AND VEINLETS ALONG FRACTURES ( 100 FT. X 60 FT. X 70 FT. ); WITHIN THE ANDESITE, TO THE NORTH OF THE LIMESTONE, BARITE OCCURS IN IRREGULAR, DISCONTINUOUS, PARALLEL VEINS 2 FEET WIDE, 250 FEET LONG. MINERALIZATION IS LARGELY IN FAULT CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND ANDESITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): STEWART, L. A., AND PFISTER, A. J., 1960 , BARITE DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA, USBM RI 5651 .
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 MINERALS CARD FILE.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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