The Unnamed Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,751 feet.
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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
Elevation: 4,751 Feet (1,448 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 32.04806, -110.05278
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Cochise District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1939
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: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tertiary Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Late Cretaceous Or Early Tertiary N To Nw Trending Folds And Thrust Faults Overriding To Ne.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 52.000000+-3.000000
Age Young: Tertiary
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CONCENTRATION OF SCHEELITE CONTAINING ESTIMATED 0.25 TO 0.75 PCT. TUNGSTEN TRIOXIDE WAS FOUND ON DUMP.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ONLY TRACES OF SCHEELITE SEEN AT SURFACE. SCHEELITE IS DISSEMINATED WITH FLUORITE IN SILICIFIED QUARTZ MONZONITE BRECCIA. COPPER STAINED CRACKS IN BRECCIA AND LIMESTONE APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN LEADS FOLLOWED.
Comment (Deposit): TUNGSTEN IS DISSEMINATED IN SILICIFIED QUARTZ MONZONITE BRECCIA.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN SILICIFIED CONTACT BRECCIA.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: PRIOR TO WORLD WAR 1
References
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J.R., AND SILVER, L.T., 1964, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 416
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP COOPER AND SILVER, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 41
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