| Deposit ID | 10102427 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M001779 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Evening Star Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.40206, 31.83346 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | APPROX. 2 MI. NE OF APACHE PEAK IN THE WHETSTONE MOUNTAINS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Apache Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Coronado National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 018S | 019E | 27 | SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pinal Schist | ||||
| Rock description | Pinal Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -110.40206, 31.83346 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Schist Strikes N10w, 80se, And Is Intruded By Granite On The Se |
| General form | VEINS, STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50E |
| Dip | 30NW |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Whetstone District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. Cristie |
| First year | 1937 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M001779 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030272 |
ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 148, P.46.
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 91.
USBM RI 5650, 1960, P. 56
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SPARSE, SCATTERED WOLFRAMITE, IRON OXIDE, AND PYRITE IN COARSELY CRYSTALLINE QUARTZ VEINS AND STRINGERS CUTTING PEGMATIC DIKES IN SCHIST. MAIN QUARTZ VEIN IS 5 TO 24 IN. WIDE AND 300 FT LONG. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000754 OF JAMES E. ELLIOTT WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Gest, Don E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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