The Sonsela Butte Deposit is a mine located in Apache county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,598 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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 36.09583, -109.05111
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Sonsela Butte Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sonsela Butte Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Apache
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BOTRYOIDAL PODS DISCONNECTED KNOBBY BUNCHES AND IRREGULAR LENTICULAR AGGREGATES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Manganite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MUCH OF THE OUTCROP IS REVEALED ONLY BY FLOAT MATERIAL
References
Reference (Deposit): MAYO, E.B., 1956, METALLIFEROUS MINERALS AND MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL RESOURCES, VOL. NO. 1, P. 39
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., AND DELONG, C.W., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR NO. 7990, P. 4-8.
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