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Unnamed Prospect Vhse-036n

Occurrence in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, 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. Alteration
  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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039927
MRDS ID M051123
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect Vhse-036n

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.51153, 32.29955 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Koht Kohl Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aguirre Valley(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 013S 008E 15 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) Quartz-Sericite-Pyrite-Chalcopyrite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.51153, 32.29955
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Abundant Qtz Veining

Ore body information

  • Strike N 50 E
    Dip STEEP

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Extensive N 40 - 60 Deg W Fracturing

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: CRETACEOUS? SEDIMENTS, RED BEDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BANKS, N. G., 1976 , FIELD EXAM

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECT. ABUNDANT COPPER STAINING. HEAVY QUARTZ - SULFIDE VEINING. PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, CHALCOCITE, SPHALERITE BOXWORK IDENTIFIED. MINERALIZATION PROBABLY ORE GRADE - ALTERATION IS SERICITE (HARD TO DETECT) AND POSSIBLY ALSO POTASSIUM FELDSPAR. ; 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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