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Prospect

Prospect in Graham county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Semiprecious Gemstone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209994
MAS/MILS ID 0040090268
Record type Site
Current site name Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.82536, 32.48431 (WGS84)
Elevation 1570
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Graham(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greasewood Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Willcox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Willcox Playa(hydrologic unit)

San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Coronado National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Graham

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 011 S 025 E 18 NENE Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Semiprecious Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -109.82536, 32.48431
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS GREASEWOOD MOUNTAIN QUAD

  • Deposit

    BROWN, S. D., 1993, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE CORONADO

  • Deposit

    NATIONAL FOREST, PART 1, PINALENO-GREASEWOOD MOUNTAINS

  • Deposit

    UNIT, GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA: USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    MLA 8-93, 76 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHAFT ABOUT 5 FT DIAMETER, 15 FT DEEP; IN CONTACT BETWEEN FINE GRAINED DACITE AND DACITE PORPHYRY, STRIKE N. 60 E., DIP 86 SE. TURQUOISE SEAM 3/8 INCH THICK, SPARSE MALACHITE STAINS. LIKELY A TURQUOISE PROSPECT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUL-93 ADMR/Brown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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