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Unnamed Prospect Vhne-030n

Occurrence in Pima 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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095465
MRDS ID M051105
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect Vhne-030n

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.51042, 32.37955 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Silver Bell West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver Bell Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aguirre Valley(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 012S 008E 22,23 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.51042, 32.37955
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Trending = N 60 E

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: CRETACEOUS SEDIMENTS - RED BEDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Silver Bell District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BANKS, N. G., 1976 , FIELD EXAM

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIGHT COPPER SILICATE-CARBONATE IN 1-2" ZONE ADJACENT TO FAULT. CHALCOPYRITE AND CHALCOCITE BOXWORK IN QUARTZ VEIN WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE PROPYLITIC ALTERATION IN VICINITY. ALSO COVELLITE, CHALCOCITE REMNANTS PRESENT. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Banks, Norman G. 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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