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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Graham 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095422
MRDS ID M050057
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.42957, 32.76816 (WGS84)
Elevation 1506
Relative position 2.8 MILES NE OF COPPER CREEK IN GALIURO MOUNTAINS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Graham(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oak Grove Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower San Pedro(hydrologic unit)

San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Graham

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 008S 019E 05 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Galiuro Volcanics Andesite
    Rock description Galiuro Volcanics Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.42957, 32.76816
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults. Late Tertiary Uplift And Faulting.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 75 E
    Dip 80 S.
    Length 76.2M
    Width 0.18M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture In Andesite.

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: FRACTURE IN RED TO PURPLE ANDESITE FLOW BRECCIA, TUFF AND AGGLOMERATE IS MINERALIZED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aravaipa District

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO DEEP SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FRACTURE SURFACES COVERED WITH UP TO SEVERAL INCHES OF CHRYSOCOLLA AND MALACHITE. THICKEST SEAMS AT EAST END OF FRACTURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1972 Bergquist, Joel R. U.S. Geological Survey

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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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