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Unnamed Prospect 98-11

Occurrence in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodity Lead
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039760
MRDS ID M050783
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect 98-11

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.13763, 32.24428 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Brown Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver Bell Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Brawley Wash(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 14S 12E 05 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Argiilitic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.13763, 32.24428
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zone - See Comments

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 48E
    Width 1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Silver Lily Dike Is A Few Meters Uphill To Ne Of Shafts . Footwall Of Shear Zone Locus.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Amole District

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO INCLINED SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ASHLEY, R. P., 1974 , FIELD EXAM

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INCLINED SHAFTS LOOK LIKE STOPES IN PART, ALONG A 20CM TO 1M -WIDE BRECCIA ZONE IN FOOTWALL OF SHEAR ZONE, WHICH IS 10-20CM THICK. ARGILLITE IN SHEAR ZONE IS WEAKLY ARGILLIZED. GALENA TO 5MM FAIRLY COMMON BUT NOT ABUNDANT ON WHITE CALCITE VEIN MATERIAL. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1974 Ashley, Roger P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1980 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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