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Unnamed Prospect.

Occurrence in Graham county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039452
MRDS ID M050099
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.35124, 32.95704 (WGS84)
Elevation 1448
Relative position 2000 FT. NORTH OF ARAVAIPA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Graham(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cobre Grande Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Graham

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 005S 019E 36 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PALE YELLOW GREEN SPHALERITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name 68 My/Copper Creek Granodiorite
    Rock description 68 My/Copper Creek Granodiorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Escabrosa Limestone Limestone, Dolomite.;Bolsa Quartzite Quartzite
    Rock description Escabrosa Limestone Limestone, Dolomite.;Bolsa Quartzite Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.35124, 32.95704
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 65 E
    Dip NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: PROSPECTS ARE IN FAULT CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN BOLSA QUARTZITE AND ESCABROSA LIMESTONE. BRECCIA ZONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aravaipa District

Comments on the production information

  • NO INFORMATION ON PRODUCTION, IF ANY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Bergquist, Joel R. U.S. Geological Survey

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