Peridot Mesa

The Peridot Mesa is a olivine and gemstone mine located in Gila county, Arizona.

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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: Peridot Mesa

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation:

Primary Mineral: Olivine, Gemstone

Lat, Long: 33.33028, -110.49306

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Peridot Mesa MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Peridot Mesa

Commodity

Primary: Olivine
Primary: Gemstone

Location

State: Arizona
County: 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

Physiography

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Form: NODULES, IRREGULARLY SHAPED MASSES

Structure

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

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	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.
Reference Category: Deposit	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.
Reference Category: Deposit	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.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
Reference Category: Deposit	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.
Reference Category: Other Database	Reference: CIMRI
Reference Category: Reserve-Resource	Reference: MOORE, AND VUICH, 1977, P. 13.