The Mark Twain Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 34.4225, -112.47722
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Mark Twain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mark Twain Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Hassayampa District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Frank Murphy Lookout Copper Co.
Years: 1918 -
Owner Name: Mark Twain Mng Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Year Last Production: 1949
Discovery Method: 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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N10e To N10w
Type: L
Description: Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE MARK TWAIN VEIN IS PARALLEL TO THE VEIN IN THE BLUE DICK
Comment (Workings): MARK TWAIN VEIN IS DEVELOPED BY TUNNELS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE
Comment (Location): THE MARK TWAIN ADJOINS THE BLUE DICK ON THE WEST SIDE.
Comment (Development): 4 CLAIMS. (1921)
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES OF PROBABLE LCRET-TERT AGE ASSOCIATED WITH VEINS
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. BULL 782, P. 118
Reference (Deposit): YAVAPAI MAGAZINE, 1918, VOL VI, NO 5, P. 4-5
Reference (Deposit): YAVAPAI MAGAZINE, 1921, VOL IX, NO 6, P. 10
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ-997
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