| Deposit ID | 10048149 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800193 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue John Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Wedge |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.39407, 34.45477 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | 2.6 MILES SE OF GROOM CREEK, ARIZONA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Groom Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Prescott National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 12N | 001W | 20 | W OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Informal Name-Walker Stock Or Walker Granodiorite;Rhyolite Dikes | ||||||||
| Rock description | Informal Name-Walker Stock Or Walker Granodiorite;Rhyolite Dikes | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -112.39407, 34.45477 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Veins Sometimes Parallel Regional Foliation |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Country Rocks Trends N10e To N40e |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1914 |
| Year of last production | 1940 |
| District name | Walker District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. H. Cavanaugh |
| First year | 1940 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800193 |
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
USGS GQ MAP 997
AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA - FORSHODA MINE
USBM- ABGMT FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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