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Unnamed Prospect Vhne-135n

Occurrence in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039907
MRDS ID M051088
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect Vhne-135n

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.51626, 32.43122 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Silver Bell West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver Bell Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 011S 008E 34 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.51626, 32.43122
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 15 - 20 E
    Dip 80 W
    Thickness 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIGHT PYRITE IS DISSEMINATED IN QUARTZ LATITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Silver Bell District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL PITS + 2 SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BANKS, N. G., 1976 , FIELD EXAM

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 SHAFTS, SEVERAL PROSPECTS, SEVERAL HOUSES. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Banks, Norman G. U.S. Geological Survey

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