Arizona · Cochise County
Producer

Carper Shaft

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
LeadSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPIPE-LIKE
Ore controlLargely Oxidized Argentiferous Galena Along A Strong Fault Zone N30-35e, 75w, Intersected By Fissure With Ne Strike, 35se
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Silver
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Sandstone · Meso Bisbee Group
StructureIn Tombstone Basin
AlterationBisbee Group Limestone Recrystallized
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10026895
MRDS IDM000880
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.69707, -110.04677
References
ARIZONA B. M. BULL. 143, 1938, PL.3 , P.73.KEITH, 1973, ABM BULL 187