Economic Geology of the White Cliffs Diatomite Deposit, Mammoth, Arizona
This study defines the distribution, grade, and quality of diatomite at the White Cliffs diatomite deposit, Mammoth, Arizona. The deposit is hosted in a lacustrine facies of the Quiburis Formation, a Miocene to Pliocene basin-fill sediment of the lower San Pedro Valley. The lake bed sediments are divided into three informal members, the Redington, White Cliffs, and Gust James. Diatomite is found only in the White Cliffs member, and three potential ore zones are defined.
Shenk, J.D., 1990, Economic geology of the White Cliffs diatomite deposit, Mammoth, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, unpublished M.S. thesis, 157 p.
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Email Address Created for Land Exchange Questions
The Southwestern Region Office of Lands and Minerals Management is overseeing and administering the land exchange and appraisal process which includes the 2,422-acre Oak Flat Federal Parcel. All questions about the land exchange and appraisal process should be emailed to SM.FS.rcexinfo@usda.gov
Programmatic Agreement Info
To comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Tonto National Forest developed a Programmatic Agreement (PA) and included it in Volume 5, Appendix O of the final EIS. The PA was created in cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the State Historic Preservation Office, tribes and other consulting parties. The PA contains an agreed upon process for identifying, evaluating and addressing adverse effects to historic properties associated with this undertaking.
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