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Falls Group Prospect

Occurrence in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodity Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027399
MRDS ID M003029
Record type Site
Current site name Falls Group Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.51736, 33.77702 (WGS84)
Elevation 1341
Relative position EAST SIDE OF CINEGA CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mule Hoof Bend(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seneca(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)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 004N 018E 19 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON THE SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysotile Ore

Analytical data

Result SOME LONG, HARSH TO GOOD QUALITY

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.51736, 33.77702
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description A Nearly Vertical Fault, With A Downthrow On The North Of Some 100 Feet, Trends A Little N Of E

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E. D.; 1928 ; ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 126 , P. 60

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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