| Deposit ID | 10048332 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899916 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alfonso Villey Mine |
| Related records | 10210217 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.7115, 31.3357 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1814 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | WEST OF THE BENTON MINE, Used Schrader (1915) And Usbm Files, Used Schrader (1915) And Usbm Files |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Duquesne(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 | 024S | 016E | 16 | SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | 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) | -110.7115, 31.3357 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Quartz Monzonite Country Rock Is Cut In Region By Granite Porphyry, Diorite, And Aplitic Granite |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Vein Contains Sesams Of Pyrite And Chalcopyrite Coated With Chalcocite And Covellite |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N70W |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Querces District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Villy, Alfonso |
| First year | 1915 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899916 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230094 |
USBM FILE DATA-CLUSTER #5
SCHRADER, F.C., 1915, USGS BULL, 582, P. 347.
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 | ORE MINERALS FOUND IN SMALL SEAMS. QUARTZ VEINS IN QUARTZ MONZONITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Laraba, Peter (Calder, Susan) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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