The Peridot Mesa is a olivine and gemstone mine located in Gila 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
Elevation:
Primary Mineral: Olivine, Gemstone
Lat, Long: 33.33028, -110.49306
Peridot Mesa MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peridot MesaCommodity
Primary: OlivinePrimary: Gemstone
Location
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
Land Status
Holdings
Workings
Ownership
Production
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Mineral Deposit Model
Orebody
Form: NODULES, IRREGULARLY SHAPED MASSESStructure
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Olivine Is Remarkably Free From Alteration, Occasionally Showing A Slight Yellow Stain Due To Iron Oxide.
Alteration Text: The Olivine Is Remarkably Free From Alteration, Occasionally Showing A Slight Yellow Stain Due To Iron Oxide.
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pleistocene
Analytical Data
Materials
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Magnetite
Comments
Comment Type: Location |
Comment: OLIVINE-BEARING FLOW: SEC. 18, 19, 30, T1S, R19E, AND SEC. 13, 14, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, T1S, R 18E. OLIVINE-RICH ZONE (>30% OLIVINE): SE/4 SEC. 15, S/2 SEC. 14, SEC. 22, N/2 AND SW/4 SEC. 23, NW/4 SEC. 26, NE/4 SEC. 27, T1S, R18E. CAN BE REACHED FROM SAN CARLOS BY POWERLINE ROAD, WHICH ASCENDS AND CROSSES PERIDOT MESA. |
Comment Type: Commodity |
Comment: PRESENT AS EUHEDRAL CRYSTALS AND AS ROUNDED GRAINS. |
Comment Type: Production |
Comment: THIS SITE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE MOS PRODUCTIVE PERIDOT LOCALITY IN NORTH AMERICA. |
Comment Type: Development |
Comment: ECON.COM: THE OLIVINE ZONE SHOULD MAINTAIN A MINIMUM OLIVINE CONTENT OF 30% TO BE ECONOMICAL. |
Comment Type: Deposit |
Comment: THE ELLIPSOIDAL SEGREGATIONS CONTAINING THE PERIDOT MAKE UP 25 TO 40 PERCENT OF THE ROCK VOLUME AND AVERAGE 3 TO 8 INCHES IN MAXIMUM DIAMETER. |
Comment Type: Workings |
Comment: MINED INTERMITTENTLY BY INDIVIDUALS (UP TO 50) WHO WORK SCATTERED PORTIONS OF THE DEPOSIT USING HAND METHODS. ALSO MINED BY 5-10 PERSON OPERATIONS THAT ARE MORE MECHANIZED. MOST STONES ARE GATHERED FROM DEBRIS RESULTING FROM THE EROSION OF BASALT. PRIME LOCATIONS ARE AROUND THE RIM OF THE VOLCANIC CONE, IN WASHES ADJACENT TO THE CONE, AND IN SMALL CANYONS THAT BREACH THE NORTH RIM OF THE MESA. |
References
Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: BROMFIELD, C.S., AND SHRIDE, A.F., 1956, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1027-N, P. 613-691.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: RABB, D.D., AND VUICH, J.S., 1975, SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION PERIDOT MINE: INSPECTION REPORT B75-2, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, TUCSON, 34 P.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: MOORE, R.T., AND VUICH, J.S., 1977, AN EVALUATION OF THE OLIVINE RESOURCES OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. NADSAT PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT NO. 1; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, 34 P.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: 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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Reference Category: Other Database
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Reference: CIMRI
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Reference Category: Reserve-Resource
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Reference: MOORE, AND VUICH, 1977, P. 13.
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