Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryCopper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlMineralization Localized At The Intersection Of Fractures In Black Facies Of Dripping Springs Quartzite.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Torbernite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Associated rockDiabase
AlterationJust Above The Diabase The Dripping Spring Is Locally Converted To Hornfels
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10027324
MRDS IDM002873
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.9734, -110.91514
References
GRANGER, H. C., RAUP, R. B., 1959 , URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE DRIPPING SPRING QUARTZITE, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1046-P, P. 475 .SCARBOROUGH,R.B.,1981,RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCE AND URANIUM PRODUCTION IN ARIZONA,ABGMT REPORT FOR US DEPT. OF ENERGY, P180.