Limestone Hill deposit, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 33° 42' 47'' North , 113° 17' 49'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 33.71305,-113.29694 |
Köppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate |
Other regions containing this locality: | Sonoran Desert, North America |
Ref.: Peirce, H.W. (1990), AZ Geol. Sur. Industrial Minerals card file; Minerals Availability System: Arizona Fluorspar, Arizona Dept. Min. Resources, March 1976; MRDS files #10056471 & 10283590.
A Gypsum-Fluospar deposit.
Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Olenekian - Ediacaran 247.2 - 635 Ma ID: 2821704 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Neoproterozoic to Triassic (247.2 - 635 Ma) Description: Undivided Paleozoic limestone, dolostone, quartzite, shale, and related sedimentary rocks. (248-544 Ma) Lithology: Major:{limestone,dolostone,quartzite}, Minor:{shale} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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