| Deposit ID | 10037104 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M030405 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Racer |
| Related records | 10162337 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.73567, 31.39264 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1600 |
| Relative position | 15 MI E OF NOGALES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Harshaw(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023S | 016E | 31 | N2 OF N2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ferrimolybdite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite |
| (1) | -110.73567, 31.39264 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits In Area Occur In Stocklike Body Of Diorite Porphyry Which Forms Four Metals Hill And Intrudes Older Granodiorite |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Sheeted, Shattered, And Crushed Granodiorite |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Patagonia District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M030405 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230333 |
USGS BULL 582, P. 317-320
USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000)
USBM FILES, RED RACER
ADMR FILE DATA, FOUR METALS MINE
ADMR, 1962, MOLY PROSPECTS IN AZ
ADMR FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1983 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1982 | Calder, Susan R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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