| Deposit ID | 10039434 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050076 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tule Mine |
| Related records | 10161099 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.329, 32.94982 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1478 |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES ESE OF ARAVAIPA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Graham(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cobre Grande Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Graham |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 005S | 020E | 31 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | 68 My/Copper Creek Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | 68 My/Copper Creek Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Horse Mountain Tertiary Silicic Breccia, Tuffs, Andesite.;Escabrosa Limestone |
| Rock description | Horse Mountain Tertiary Silicic Breccia, Tuffs, Andesite.;Escabrosa Limestone |
| (1) | -110.329, 32.94982 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Block Faults Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Tule Spring Fault. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 E |
| Dip | 70 NW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Aravaipa District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050076 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040090346 |
1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL 763.
1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461.
SIMONS, F.S. 1964.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IS IN FAULT ZONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1972 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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