Planet Peak Area

The Planet Peak Area is a fluorine-fluorite and limestone, general mine located in La Paz 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

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Site Name

Primary: Planet Peak Area

Commodity

Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Primary: Limestone, General
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Production): PAST PRODUCTION OF CARBONATE.

Comment (Deposit): NARROW FLUORSPAR VEINS IN A FAULT ZONE THAT SEPARATES PREC GRANITE AND SCHIST FROM PAL OR MES LIMESTONE. HYDROTHERMAL CARBONATE SPENCER.

Comment (Location): NW OF BUCKSKIN MOUNTAINS. PHILLIPS GIVES LOCATION AS SEC 29, T10N, R17W.

References

Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1971, ARIZONA FLUORSPAR: ARIZONA DMR.

Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL FILES.

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULLETIN 192, P. 173.

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

Reference (Production): PEIRCE, 1990.

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