| Deposit ID | 10048343 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899930 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hampson Prospect |
| Related records | 10232194 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.73901, 31.48986 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1478 |
| Relative position | 4 MILES SOUTH OF PATAGONIA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Harshaw(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 | 022S | 016E | 29 | NW OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Trachyandesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -110.73901, 31.48986 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Contact Between Rhyolite Porphyry And Area Of Sharply Upfaulted Diorite Parallels Fissure, 20 Ft Distant To South |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Sheeting Common To Both Rhyolite And Diorite Dips 45e |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY TO SOUTH |
| Width | 0.91M |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY TO SOUTH |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Harshaw District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899930 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230214 |
USBM FILES, HAMPSON PROSPECT
ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITYH
SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 258
SIMONS, FRANK S., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000)
MOORES, RICHARD C. 1972, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF A PORTION OF THE HARSHAW DISTRICT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FISSURE RANGES FROM 9 INCHES TO 3 FT IN WIDTH; OCCASIONAL 3-4 INCH QUARTZ STRINGERS ARE FOUND IN FISSURE ZONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Calder, Susan R. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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