Arizona · Cochise County
Past Producer

New Era and Adjoining Claims

Cochise County, Arizona, United States
ManganeseCopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Bodies Near Dikes And Sills, And Faulting And Associated Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsCopper, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Naco Group Limestone
Associated rockGranite · Sacramento Hill Stock
StructureMain Fault Directions, N10w To N40e, S30w To N50w, Pre-Mineralization, Pre-Mineralization Faulting And Tilting Common
AlterationGossan With Mn And Fe Oxides Induced By Hydrothermal Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027011
MRDS IDM001714
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.4207, -109.89287
References
USGS BULL. 710, 1902, PL. IV, P. 108ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 127, 19308 P. 40, 41KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 89.FARNHAM, 1961, USBM IC 7990, P. 11KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.