The Museum Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,041 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
Elevation: 3,041 Feet (927 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 34.05694, -112.27861
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Museum Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Museum Mine
Secondary: Museum Group
Secondary: Silver Museum
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Tip Top District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bessie Morgan
Years: 1934 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1934
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: Batholith (Quartz Monzonite) Rather Massive And Structureless
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS VEIN OF QUARTZ AND PYRITE IN PROTEROZOIC IORITE
Comment (Geology): MUSEUM IS VEIN SYSTEM CUTTING PROTEROZOIC QUARTZ MONZONITE. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES OF CRET-PALEO AGE OCCUR IN DISTRICT BUT ARE NOT NECESSARILY COINCIDENT WITH VEINS
Comment (Location): LOCATION TAKEN TO BE MIDDLE OF MUSEUM CLAIM
References
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT OF MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT - USBM FILE DATA
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