| Deposit ID | 10039504 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050178 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Star Pointer Mine |
| Related records | 10161735 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.85512, 31.77235 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1250 |
| Relative position | 30 MILES S. OF TUCSON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Helvetia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(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 | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 019S | 015E | 19 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff |
| Rock unit name | Mt. Wrightson Formation |
| Rock description | Mt. Wrightson Formation |
| (1) | -110.85512, 31.77235 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Homoclinal ; Reg.Trends: Tilting And Broad Open Folds In S. And Extensive Faulting In N. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Thrust And Normal Faulting - Fracture Zones. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45W |
| Dip | 80N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| District name | Old Baldy District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050178 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190563 |
SCHRADER, F.C., 1915 USGS BULL. 582.
DREWES, H., 1971, USGS MAP I-613 (SAHUARITA QUAD).
1909 RECON F.C. SCHRADER, U.S.G.S. BULL. 582.
1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES U.S.G.S. MAP I-613.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FISSURE DEPOSIT. DEPOSIT ON 14 FOOT LODE. PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS NOT AVAILABLE. |
| Deposit | THE STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS USED ARE THOSE OF H. DREWES - 1971, USGS MAP I-613. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1972 | Keith, William J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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