| Deposit ID | 10088598 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050150 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.32845, 32.91288 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Relative position | 3.3 MILES SE OF ARAVAIPA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Graham(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cobre Grande Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Graham |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 006S | 020E | 17 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | 68 My/Copper Creek Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | 68 My/Copper Creek Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Rock unit name | Horse Mountain Cretaceous-Terti Coarse Grained Tuff And Agglomerate |
| Rock description | Horse Mountain Cretaceous-Terti Coarse Grained Tuff And Agglomerate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | Early Tertiary to Late Cretaceous volcanic rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Block Faulting Trending Nnw ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne. Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Grand Reef Fault |
| Strike | N 30 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75 SW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Aravaipa District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050150 |
SIMONS, F.S., 1964, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF PAPER 461
ROSS, C.P. 1925 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 763
1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL 763
1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461
SIMONS, F.S. 1964
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1972 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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