Penny Fire Agate

The Penny Fire Agate is a semiprecious gemstone, silica, and gemstone mine located in Graham 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: Penny Fire Agate  

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation:

Commodity: Semiprecious Gemstone, Silica, Gemstone

Lat, Long: 32.66861, -110.25611

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Penny Fire Agate MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Penny Fire Agate


Commodity

Primary: Semiprecious Gemstone
Primary: Silica
Primary: Gemstone


Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Dave Penny (1987, Pima, Az)


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): IN GALIURO MOUNTAINS.

Comment (Development): PERIODIC PRODUCTION.


References

Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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