| Deposit ID | 10039599 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050402 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Anderson Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Conglomerate |
| Related records | 10161602 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.76735, 31.73013 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1719 |
| Relative position | 37 MILES SE OF TUCSON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Wrightson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rillito(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 | 020S | 015E | 01 | NE OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Result | ORE VALUES AVERAGED 68% PB, 54 OZ/TON AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite-Precamb. 1450 +-10my Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Granodiorite-Precamb. 1450 +-10my Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Epitaph Dolomite (Upper Member) |
| Rock description | Epitaph Dolomite (Upper Member) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -110.76735, 31.73013 |
|---|
| 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 - Shear Zones. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | VERT. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Production years | PRIOR TO FEB. 1936 |
| District name | Greaterville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. E. Anderson |
| First year | 1915 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050402 |
SCHRADER, F.C., 1915, U.S.G.S. BULL. 582
DREWES, H. 1971, U.S.G.S. MAP I 614 (MT. WRIGHTSON QUAD)
ELSING, M.J. 1936, ARIZ. BU. MINES ECON. SER. 19, BULL. 140
1909 RECON F.C. SCHRADER, U.S.G.S. BULL. 582
1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES, U.S.G.S. MAP I-614
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS USED ARE THOSE OF DREWES , 1971, U.S.G.S. MAP I 614. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS NOT AVAILABLE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Keith, William J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1981 | Harner, Joy L. (Peterson, Jo) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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