| Deposit ID | 10039605 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050447 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wise Prospect |
| Related records | 10234909 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.94901, 31.53263 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Relative position | 13 MILES N. OF NOGALES ON EAST FLANK OF SAN CAYETANO MTS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Cayetano Mountains(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 022S | 014E | 07 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite |
| Rock unit name | Grosvenor Hills Volcanics;Salero Formation |
| Rock description | Grosvenor Hills Volcanics;Salero Formation |
| (1) | -110.94901, 31.53263 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | East Dipping Monocline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N70W |
| Dip | 85 S. |
| Width | 0.23M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| District name | San Cayetano District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 33.53M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050447 |
SCHRADER, F.C., 1915, USGS BULL. 582.
DREWES, H., 1971 - USGS MAP I - 614 (MT. WRIGHTSON QUAD.).
U.S.B.M. CARD FILE.
1909 RECON F. C. SCHRADER, USGS BULL. 582
1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES, USGS MAP I-614
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS NOT AVAILABLE. |
| Deposit | STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS USED ARE THOSE OF DREWES , 1971, USGS MAP I-614 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1972 | Keith, William J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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