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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027402
MRDS ID M003032
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.45429, 33.40759 (WGS84)
Elevation 884
Relative position 4 MILES NORTH OF SAN CARLOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Natural Corral(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Carlos(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
001N 018E 27 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATE, SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.45429, 33.40759
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Striking N 20 Deg W And Deep In Steeply To The West

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE PITS HAVE BEEN DUG ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF A GULLY THAT FOLLOWS THE FAULT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROMFIELD, C. S., SHRIDE, A. F., 1956 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SANCARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1027-N, P. 636

  • Production

    NO PRODUCTION RECORD

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1979 Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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