| Deposit ID | 10039396 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050023 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Homestake Claim Group |
| Related records | 10161318 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.12705, 32.07345 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Relative position | 4 MILES WSW OF JOHNSON ON WEST EDGE OF SECTION 5. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Pedro Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 016S | 022E | 05 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Texas Canyon | ||||
| Rock description | Texas Canyon | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Pinal Schist;Abrigo Formation |
| Rock description | Pinal Schist;Abrigo Formation |
| (1) | -110.12705, 32.07345 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tertiary Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Late Cretaceous Or Early Tertiary N To Nw Trending Folds And Thrust Faults Overriding To Ne. |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1931 |
| Discoverer | J. J. Wien And A. H. Yeagley |
| District name | Cochise District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050023 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030157 |
COOPER, J.R., AND SILVER, L.T., 1964, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 416.
LIVINGSTON, MAUGER, BENNETT, AND LAUGHLIN, 1967, JGR, V. 72, P. 1361-1375.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
1964 GEOLMAP U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, COOPER AND SILVER, PROF. PAPER 416
CIMRI
COOPER AND SILVER 1964.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LENSES ARE IN AMPHIBOLITE (METABASALT) UNIT AND ARE SPORADICALLY LOCATED. ALSO, 1500 FT. FROM HOMESTAKE NO. 1 CLAIM ARE 4 TO 24 INCH. MINERALIZED QUARTZ VEINS IN ABRIGO FM. THESE STRIKE N60E DIP STEEPLY S. ARE 100 TO 200 FT. LONG ARRANGED EN ECHELON. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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