| Deposit ID | 10048330 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899911 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gross Copper Prospect |
| Related records | 10283352 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.77207, 31.3857 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 5 MILES SE OF NOGALES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Used Schrader (1915), Used Schrader (1915) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cumero Canyon(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 | 015E | 36 | NE OF NE OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -110.77207, 31.3857 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | E-W And Ne Trending Quartz Veins And Associated Bands Of Crushed Mineralized Rock In Fault Fissures Cutting Diorite And Quartz Monzonite |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Quartz Monzonite Is Locally Intruded By Granite Prophyry And Underlain By Diorite |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 1609.3M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1899 |
| Discoverer | G. Gross |
| District name | Patagonia District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899911 |
SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL #582, P. 311
SIMONS, FRANK S. 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXACT LOCATION IS UNCERTAIN; PROSPECT LOCATION ALSO GIVEN AS 1 1/4 MILES NE OF GOLDEN ROSE MINE AT THE MOUTH OF GUAJOLOTE CANYON; PROSPECT NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE GROSS MINE, LOCATED 1 1/4 MILES TO NW OF GOLDEN ROSE MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1899-1900 |
| Deposit | SMALL CRYSTALS, MASSES, AND GRAINS; COPPER MINERALS ARE PERSISTENT THROUGHOUT MILE OR MORE OF NORTHWEST SLOPE OF MOUNTAIN ON WHICH PROSPECT IS SITUATED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Laraba, Peter (Calder, Susan) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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