Arizona · Yavapai County
Producer

Buena Vista

Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
TungstenFeldsparGoldCopperMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Feldspar
TertiaryGold, Copper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlGarnet-Epidote Schist Bands In Black Schist Parallel To Schistosity
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Feldspar, Gold, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite
GangueActinolite, Calcite, Chlorite, Diopside, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureSchistosity N 60 - 75 E, 35 - 45 Nw, Dikes Conform And Cut Foliation.
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10026925
MRDS IDM001108
Alternate namesPechan, Starlight Prospect, Monster, Pachen, Patchin
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.97812, -112.53352
References
DALE, V.B., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8078 , P. 39.WILSON, 1941, ABM BULL 148, P. 24.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P.WILSON, 1941.