Blue Bell Siding Occurrences

The Blue Bell Siding Occurrences is a mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,301 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Blue Bell Siding Occurrences  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 34.38528, -112.21278

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Blue Bell Siding Occurrences MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Bell Siding Occurrences


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Mayer District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR BAND


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 39 % SILICA
Analytical Data: 0.10 S
Analytical Data: 0.17 P
Analytical Data: 1.9 , 1.8 % MN
Analytical Data: 0.2 , 0.3 % TITANIA
Analytical Data: TWO SAMPLES ( 1961 ): 27.3 , 35.6 % FE


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Geology): HARD SILICEOUS MAGNETITE AND HEMATITE AS BANDS 1/8 TO 6 INCHES THICK IN SLATY TO SCHISTOSE AND TACONITE-LIKE YAVAPAI SERIES

Comment (Deposit): TACONITE

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE


References

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C.M., 1964 , RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236


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