Buell Park

The Buell Park is a gemstone, olivine, and garnet mine located in Apache 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: Buell Park  

State:  Arizona

County:  Apache

Elevation:

Commodity: Gemstone, Olivine, Garnet

Lat, Long: 35.9, -109.09667

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Buell Park MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Buell Park


Commodity

Primary: Gemstone
Primary: Olivine
Primary: Garnet


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: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Kimberlite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Kimberlite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrope
Ore: Peridot


Comments

Comment (Deposit): STONES ARE FOUND IN THE DETRITUS ACCUMULATED BY ANTS IN AND AROUND BUELL PARK.

Comment (Workings): STONES SCAVAGED BY HAND METHODS

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: LABOR NECESSARY TO CUT AND POLISH THE STONES WOULD SEEM TO PRECLUDE ANY LARGER, COMMERCIALLY PROFITABLE OPERATION.

Comment (Location): USED LAT/LONG FOR BUELL PARK AS GIVEN IN USGS PROF. PAPER 1200-AZ. PHILLIPS GIVES LOCATION AS T2N, R6W.

Comment (Commodity): STONES AVERAGE 2-3 MM IN DIAMETER, BUT GENERALLY ARE CLEAR AND OF A PLEASING COLOR. PYROPE GARNETS OF GOOD GEM QUALITY WITH AVERAGE SIZE < 1 CARAT.


References

Reference (Deposit): ALLEN, J.E., AND BALK, ROBERT, 1954, MINERAL RESOURCES OF FORT DEFIANCE AND TOHATCHI QUADRANGLES, ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 36, 192 P.

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

Reference (Deposit): KIERSCH, G.A., 1955, MINERAL RESOURCES NAVAJO-HOPI INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA-UTAH, UNIVERISTY OF ARIZONA, P. 94.

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

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): PEIRCE, 1969.

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.


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