Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR MASSES
Ore controlDeposits Form Irregular Masses Along Limestone - Porphyry Contact.
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Malachite
GangueSerpentine
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Modoc Limestone;Morenci Shale;Longfellow Limestone
Associated rockGranite · Morenci Granite Porphyry
StructureNe Trending Narrow Porphyry Dikes In Vicinity; Veins In Region Consist Of Many Very Sharply Defined Fissure Planes Striking Nne, Morenci Porphyry Intrusion In Locality Is Fragmented By Masses Of Quartzite, Limestone, And Shale
Tectonic settingBlock Faulting Nw Of Copper King Massif With Downthrow Of About 1000 Ft
AlterationDeposit Is Masked By Heavy Oxidation.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1902
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10027005
MRDS IDM001701
Alternate namesDead Pine, El Moro
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.13621, -109.34259
References
LINDGREN, W., 1905 , THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE CLIFTON-MORENCI DISTRICT, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER 43 , P. 354BLM DISTRICT SHEET 838BENNETT, 1975, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE BRECCIAS IN THE MORENCI-METCALF DISTRICT, GREENLEE COUNTY, ARIZONA: M.S. THESIS UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, 153 P.