The Whitlock Deposit is a diatomite mine located in Graham county, Arizona.
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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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Whitlock Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whitlock Deposit
Secondary: Flat Tire Mine
Secondary: Whitlock Hills
Secondary: Dry Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Diatomite
Tertiary: Zeolites
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTARY, BIOGENIC
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Lacustrine diatomite
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): RICHTER, D.H., AND LAWRENCE, V.A., 1983, MINERAL DEPOSIT MAP OF SILVER CITY 1 DEGREE X 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-1310-B, SCALE 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1969, DIATOMITE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: WASHINGTON, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 337-342.
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1989, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
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