| Deposit ID | 10088894 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800342 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Florentia Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Florencia Mine-Florencia Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.11296, 34.75004 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1463 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | JUST WITHIN THE JEROME CORPOARTE BDY OR CITY LIMITS. LOCATED JUST DOWNHILL AND TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE MAIN BUSINESS DISTRICT OF JEROME, ARIZONA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clarkdale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Verde(hydrologic unit)
Verde(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(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 | 016N | 002E | 23 | CENTER OF W2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Deception Rhyolite, Quartz Porphyry;Grapevine Gulch Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Deception Rhyolite, Quartz Porphyry;Grapevine Gulch Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -112.11296, 34.75004 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N10w To N40w |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Massive Sulfide Lenses Elongate Parallel To Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks |
| General form | LENS |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| District name | Verde District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Benites And D'Arcy |
| First year | 1949 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800342 |
AZ DEPT MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA (CLAIM MAPS)
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
USBM FEDERAL MINE MAP REPOSITORY, REEL 4046-178
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE MINED MAY HAVE COME FROM UNITE VERDE EXTENTION MINE. IF SO, THEN DIMENSIONAL DATA ARE SIMILAR TO THE U.V.X. |
| Deposit | ORE PROBABLY TAKEN FROM U.V.X. WORKINGS. SEE U.V.X. FOR DETAILED DATA. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-81 | Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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