Description
Charles Nichols, Maurice Sharp, Carrel Wilbanks
Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryMolybdenum, Zinc, Lead, Iron, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlIn Hornfels Adjacent To Zone Of Transition Dike Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Uraninite, Uranophane
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Clay, Gypsum, Limonite, Nontronite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Dripping Spring Quartzite;
Associated rockSyenite,Diabase · Sierra Ancha Diabase Sheet;
StructureBreccia Zone Filled With Mobilized Hornfels
AlterationClay, Chlorite, Deuteric
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1954
Identification
Deposit ID10027327
MRDS IDM002877
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.83757, -110.95042
References
GRANGER & RAUP, 1959, USGS BULL 1046-P.SCHWARTZ, 1978, USAEC RME-2071, P. 28.ABM FILE DATA.GRANGER & RAUP, 1969, USGS OPEN FILE REPT. 145, P. 44-54.SCHWARTZ, 1978; ABM FILE PAGES