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I-10

Occurrence in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048777
MRDS ID MP90000
Record type Site
Current site name I-10

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.03066, 32.09012 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dragoon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Willcox Playa(hydrologic unit)

San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Cochise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
15S 23E 31 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • MEXICAN HIGHLAND SECTION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.03066, 32.09012
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description North To Northwest Trending Faults/Isolated Ranges
Type of structure Local
Structure description Silicic To Basaltic Volcanic Rocks Igneous Intrusives

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bound Within Strata

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cochise

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., AND NIEMUTH, N.J., 1993, THE PRIMARY COPPER INDUSTRY OF ARIZONA IN 1991: PHOENIX, ARIZONA, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, SPECIAL REPORT NO. 18, 53 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUL-1994 Sachiko Tanikawa U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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