| Deposit ID | 10027319 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002862 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Live Oak |
| Alternate or previous names | Live Oak Shaft, Keystone Shaft |
| Related records | 10282520 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.90736, 33.40397 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1242 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 MI. SW OF INSPIRATION , 1/4 MILE NW OF LIVE OAK PIT, IN BARNEY CANYON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Inspiration(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)
Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 001N | 014E | 26 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Semiprecious Gemstone | Secondary |
| Gemstone | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -110.90736, 33.40397 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tert Dacite Overlies Schultze Granite In Mine Area. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ne Trending Fault Zone Through Shaft Parallel To Barney Fault 300 Ft Nw |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.46M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Miami-Inspiration District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Tonto National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1524M |
| Overall depth | 359.66M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002862 |
PETERSON, N.P., 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI DISTRICT, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 342, P. 137.
RANSOME, F.L., 1919, THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF RAY AND MIAMI, ARIZONA: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 115, P. 96.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1969, GEM MATERIALS, IN USGS, ABM, AND USBR, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 359.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LIVE OAK PIT IS MAJOR PIT TO SE. SEE INSPIRATION, W002673 FOR MORE DETAILS ON LIVE OAK AREA GEOLOGY. THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD TC10266 OF M. CARBONARO WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | HIGH SILICA, GEM QUALITY CHRYSOCOLLA FOUND IN THE UPPER OR OXIDIZED PARTS OF THE CU DEPOSIT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1979 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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