| Deposit ID | 10048116 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800137 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mclenden Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Turquoise King |
| Related records | 10305760 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.81565, 31.77124 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Relative position | 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF TURQUOISE MTN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Turquoise Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Whitewater Draw(hydrologic unit)
Rio De Bavispe(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sonora(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 019S | 025E | 20 | NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Abrigo Formation |
| Rock description | Abrigo Formation |
| (1) | -109.81565, 31.77124 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Abrigo Dips 70 Degrees E |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Smaller Faults, Post-Enrichment, Are Sw To N-S, Variable Dip |
| General form | LENTICULAR, IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1935 |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| District name | Turquoise District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Leadville Mng. Co., Holmes Copper Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800137 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030654 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ABGMT 187, P. 83
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CHALCOPYRITE, BORNITE, AND SOOTY CHALCOCITE IN SMALL DISSEMINATIONS, AND IRREGULAR REPLACEMENTS IN STEEPLY DIPPING ABRIGO LIMESTONE INTRUDED BY QUARTZ MONZONITE PORPHYRY DIKES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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