The Jones Barite-Fluorite is a barium-barite and fluorine-fluorite 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:
Commodity: Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite
Lat, Long: 34.10833, -111.03750
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Jones Barite-Fluorite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jones Barite-Fluorite
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Barite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS AT CONTACT OF QUARTZITE AND DIABASE.
References
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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