| Deposit ID | 10026863 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M000639 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fourth of July |
| Alternate or previous names | Blue Eyes Group |
| Related records | 10234207 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.61291, 33.80063 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MILE SW OF THE REGAL MINE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mule Hoof Bend(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)
Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tonto National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 005N | 016E | 11 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysotile | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | 1/2 TO 3 IN., HARSH, WEAK FIBER |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Mescal Limestone |
| Rock description | Mescal Lst |
| (1) | -110.61291, 33.80063 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Diabase Has An Undulating, Concordant Contact, Which Is Reflected In The Limestone As Minor Anticlines And Synclines. |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.76M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 3.66M |
| Overall depth | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M000639 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070079 |
STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7745, P. 34.
HARPER, C.M., 1964, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236, P. 34.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A BULLDOZER CUT AND SHORT DRILL HOLES PARTLY EXPOSE 16 FT. OF MAGNETITE REPLACING FLAT TO GENTLY DIPPING MESCAL LIMESTONE BENEATH A DIABASE SILL. THE BETTER PORTIONS OF THE DEPOSIT CONTAIN ABOUT 60% IRON, 3% LIME, AND NEGLIGIBLE AMOUNTS OF SULFUR, PHOSPHORUS, AND TITANIA. THE MAGNETITE IS INCOMPLETELY EXPOSED BUT MAY PROVE EXTENSIVE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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