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
Peridot Mesa MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peridot Mesa
Commodity
Primary: Olivine
Primary: Gemstone
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
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
Form: NODULES, IRREGULARLY SHAPED MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
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
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): 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 (Commodity): PRESENT AS EUHEDRAL CRYSTALS AND AS ROUNDED GRAINS.
Comment (Production): THIS SITE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE MOS PRODUCTIVE PERIDOT LOCALITY IN NORTH AMERICA.
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: THE OLIVINE ZONE SHOULD MAINTAIN A MINIMUM OLIVINE CONTENT OF 30% TO BE ECONOMICAL.
Comment (Deposit): 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 (Workings): 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 (Deposit): 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.
Reference (Deposit): 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.
Reference (Deposit): 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.
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
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 (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MOORE, AND VUICH, 1977, P. 13.
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