The Garnet Ridge is a garnet and gemstone mine located in Apache county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Garnet, Gemstone
Lat, Long: 36.925, -109.78722
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Garnet Ridge MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Garnet Ridge
Secondary: Garnet Ridge Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Garnet
Primary: Gemstone
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Apache
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: PODS ALONG PARALLEL FRACTURES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tert Diatreme Structures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PYROPE ASSOCIATED WITH TERTIARY DIATREME STRUCTURES. DERIVED BY WEATHERING OF ROCKS BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE BY IGNEOUS ACTIVITY.
Comment (Deposit): GARNETS THAT WILL CUT GOOD GEMS OVER 3 CARETS ARE SCARCE. THOSE THAT WILL CUT GEMS FROM 1 TO 2 CARATS ARE PLENTIFUL. STONES LESS THAN 1 CARAT ARE ABUNDANT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): PAGE, L.R., 1956, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GEOLOGY OF URANIUM AND THORIUM BY THE U.S.G.S. AND U.S.A.E.L. FOR THE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PEACEFUL USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, PROFESSIONAL PAPER NO. 300, P. 182-184, 539.
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 (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P.
Reference (Deposit): KEIRSCH, G.A., MINERAL RESOURCES NAVAJO-HOPI INDIAN RESERVATIONS, ARIZONA-UTAH, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, P. 90-94.
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