Arizona · Yuma County
Occurrence

Blue Butte Prospect

Yuma County, Arizona, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR MASSES
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueBiotite, Hematite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureIn This Vicinity, The Granite Is Extensively Sheeted By Several Systems Of Jointing Of Which The Most Prominent Dip Steeply And Strike N15w, S40w, And S40e.
AlterationFor Three Or Four Inches From The Vein, The Feldspars Of The Wall Rock Are Stained With Copper, And Thin Fractures Extending Out From The Vein Are Lined With Malachite And Hematite For Distances Up To One Foot
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10027233
MRDS IDM002565
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates32.53898, -114.27939
References
WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZ.B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 201