The Troy Quartzite Quarry is a silica and stone, crushed/broken mine located in Pinal 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: Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Lat, Long: 32.84083, -110.72361
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Troy Quartzite Quarry MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Troy Quartzite Quarry
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Primary: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ashton Co.
Home Office: Tucson, Az
Years: 1992 -
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
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Quartzite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON NORTH SIDE OF PUTNAM WASH, WEST OF SAN PEDRO RIVER.
References
Reference (Deposit): HOUSER, B.B., ED., 1992, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF THE TUCSON AREA AND SAN PEDRO VALLEY, SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA: TUCSON, ARIZONA, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD TRIP, APRIL 4-5, 1992, GUIDEBOOK, 55 P
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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