| Deposit ID | 10055104 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RE00050 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hassayampa Shaft |
| Related records | 10042275 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.87998, 37.38748 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1530 |
| Relative position | 4600 FEET S82E FROM THE JUNCTION BETWEEN ARSENIC GULCH AND THE EAST FORK OF BEAVER DAM WASH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Goldstrike(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Virgin(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 039S | 018W | 20 | NE OF NE OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AN ANALYSIS OF A CHIP-CHANNEL SAMPLE COLLECTED ACROSS THE ZONE BY LEE PERRY OF THE UGMS IN 1979 YIELDED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: <.01 PPM AU, .9 PPM AG, 85 PPM AS, 5 PPM SB, 290 PPB HG, 15 PPM CU, 65 PPM MO, 70 PPM PB, 365 PPM ZN |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Callville Limestone; | ||
| Rock description | Callville Limestone; | ||
| |||
| (1) | -113.87998, 37.38748 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sevier Thrust Belt, Detachment And Denudation Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N23w Striking Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N23W |
| Dip | 88 NE |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Goldstrike District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | RE00050 |
MESSENGER, H.M., 1983, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE GOLDSTRIKE DISTRICT
ADAIR, D.H., 1975, UNPUBLISHED GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GOLDSTRIKE DISTRICT
SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGSM FILES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A FAULT ZONE, STRIKING N23W AND DIPPING 88 DEGREES TO THE NE, ALONG WHICH OCCURS STRONG BRECCIATION, SILICIFICATION, AND IRON OXIDE STAINING. THE SILICIFIED BRECCIA ZONE HAS BEEN CALLED A VEIN OR A FISSURE VEIN IN PREVIOUS REPORTS. THE SILICIFIED BRECCIA ZONE IS EXPOSED IN THE CUT AND RANGES FROM 4 FEET TO 1 FOOT IN WIDTH. IT COMPRISES THE HANGING WALL OF THE HASSAYAMPA FAULT. SILICIFIED BRECCIA IS DARK BROWN WITH STRONG LIMONITE STAINING AND JAROSITE. THE FOOTWALL CONSISTS OF A 10 FOOT WIDE ZONE OF ARGILLIZED FAULT GOUGE. A SMALL CROSS-FAULT IS PRESENT AT N72W, 55 SW WITH MINOR DISPLACEMENT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1985 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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