| Deposit ID | 10104078 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241133 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sailor Mine |
| Related records | 10209804 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.09705, 31.6943 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1367 |
| Relative position | APPROX. 2 MI. SW OF TOMBSTONE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tombstone(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 020S | 022E | 16 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Silver | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Uncle Sam Quartz Latite Porphyry | ||||||||
| Rock description | Uncle Sam Quartz Latite Porphyry | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Uncle Sam Quartz Latite Porphyry | ||||
| Rock description | Uncle Sam Quartz Latite Porphyry | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -110.09705, 31.6943 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bisbee Beds Near Mine Strike E-W, Variable Dip |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tombstone District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241133 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030679 |
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 78.
MARVIN, STERN, CREASEY, AND MEHNERT, 1973, USGS BULL 1379
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SILVER IN OXIDIZED FISSURE VEIN CUTTING QUARTZ LATITE PORPHYRY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Zigler, Jan L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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