| Deposit ID | 10060295 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC10315 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Chief Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Redchief |
| Related records | 10113674 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.06245, 33.82588 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ibex Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blythe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salton Sea(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bouse Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | La Paz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 006N | 017W | 29,31,32 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 181 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27e |
| Deposit model name | Disseminated Sb |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) | ||
| |||
| (1) | Quaternary surficial deposits, undivided |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fissures In A Narrow Fracture Zone. |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Plomosa Mining District |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC10315 |
US BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 5651, P. 74-77.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PARALLEL BARITE VEINS WITH QUARTZ AND CU OXIDES AND MN OXIDES IN THE FISSURES OF A NARROW FRACTURE ZONE IN TERTIARY OR CRETACEOUS VOLCANIC AGGLOMERATE. THERE ARE 2-4 PARALLEL VEINS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1992 | Wells, Tina M. (Orris, Greta J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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