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Cow Spring Occurrence

Occurrence in Navajo county in Arizona, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092690
MRDS ID M899949
Record type Site
Current site name Cow Spring Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.73433, 36.42474 (WGS84)
Elevation 1920
Relative position 4 TO 6 MILES NE OF COW SPRINGS TRADING POST

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Navajo(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Black Mesa Wash NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pinon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Marble Canyon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Moenkopi Wash(hydrologic unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Little Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Navajo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 35N 15E Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Host Rock Is Known As Cow Springs Sandstone
    Rock description Host Rock Is Known As Cow Springs Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.73433, 36.42474
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Thickness 0.61M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • GRADE OF OXIDES ARE 0.51% MANGANESE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KIERSCH, GEORGE A., 1955, METALIFEROUS MINERALS AND MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL RESOURCES, P. 46-47.

  • Deposit

    FARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., DELONG, C.W., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. IC 7990, P. 8-9.

  • Production

    METALIFEROUS MINERALS AND MINERAL FUELS, P. 47

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1980 Bright, Daniel (Creasey, S.C.) 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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