| Deposit ID | 10048248 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800362 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mark Twain Mine |
| Related records | 10162320, 10231867 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.47797, 34.42255 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1981 |
| Relative position | 4.3 MILES W OF THE MT UNION LOOKOUT TOWER |
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)
Hassayampa(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 | 012N | 002W | 04 | NW OF SE OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -112.47797, 34.42255 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N10e To N10w |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH |
| Dip | EAST, STEEPLY |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1906 |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| District name | Hassayampa District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mark Twain Mng Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Murphy Lookout Copper Co. |
| First year | 1918 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800362 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040251364 |
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA
U.S.G.S. BULL 782, P. 118
YAVAPAI MAGAZINE, 1918, VOL VI, NO 5, P. 4-5
YAVAPAI MAGAZINE, 1921, VOL IX, NO 6, P. 10
USGS GQ MAP GQ-997
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MARK TWAIN VEIN IS PARALLEL TO THE VEIN IN THE BLUE DICK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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