Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Copper, Barium-Barite, Vanadium, Manganese
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlThe Clip Vein Occurs Within A Fault Zone That Strikes From N30e To N10w And Dips 60 Deg To 70 Deg W
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Hematite, Malachite, Pyrolusite, Vanadinite
GangueCalcite, Fluorite, Quartz
Other materialsBarite
Geology
Host rockTuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Dacite
StructureThe Beds, Which Generally Dip At Low Angles, Are Extensively Shattered In Several Directions. The Most Extensive Fissuring Trends N25e, With Steep Westward Dip, And Another Prominent System Strikes Northward, With Steep Eastward Dip. Many Faults Of Undetermined Throw Strike North-Northeast, North, And Northwest, With Westward Dips
AlterationCarbonatization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10027231
MRDS IDM002561
Alternate namesBlaine, Clip Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.1359, -114.58551
References
WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 56.PARKER, F.Z., 1966, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER DISTRICT, TRIGO MOUNTAINS YUMA COUNTY ARIZONA: MASTERS THESIS SAN DIEGO STATE COLLEGE.PHILLIPS, K.A., ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 3, 185 P.A.B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 56