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Wonder Mine

Occurrence in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodity Asbestos
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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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027408
MRDS ID M003039
Record type Site
Current site name Wonder Mine
Related records 10136627

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.47263, 33.79675 (WGS84)
Elevation 1097
Relative position ALONG SALT RIVER, SOUTH OF SAWMILL CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Beckers Butte(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

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
Gila and Salt River 005N 018E 30 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysotile Ore

Analytical data

Result 1/2 - 2 IN., FIBERS FAIRLY HARSH, & WEAK

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Mescal Limestone
    Rock description Mescal Lst

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Limestone Is Distorted And Warped By Discordantly Rising Diabase

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Strike S 70 W
    Dip 12 N
    Thickness 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 25.91M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE MAIN WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO ADITS LOCATED ABOUT 100 FEET APART ALONG THE OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROMFIELD, C.S. AND SHRIDE, A.F., 1956, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1027-N, P. 650.

  • Deposit

    STEWART, L.A., 1956, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7745, P. 14.

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1979 Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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