The Unnamed Prospect is a mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,731 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,731 Feet (1,442 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 32.7825, -110.42500
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
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.
Type: L
Description: Vertical Faults.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): CHRYSOCOLLA AND MALACHITE OCCUR AS FILMS ON FRACTURE SURFACES. MALACHITE IS SPARSE.
Comment (Deposit): ANOTHER SLIGHTLY MINERALIZED FAULT EXTENDS N 60 W DIP 90
Comment (Workings): TWO OPENCUTS, 25 AND 30 FT. LONG ON FRACTURE ZONE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: DARK GRAY TO DARK RED PORPHYRITIC OLIVINE ANDESITE IS CUT BY A VERTICAL FRACTURE ZONE. FRACTURE SURFACES ARE MINERALIZED.
References
Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, F.S. 1964, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 461
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.P. 1925 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 763
Reference (Deposit): 1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL. 763
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F. S. PROF. PAPER 461
Reference (Production): SIMONS, F.S. 1964.
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