Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Copper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlThe Veins Are Along A Network Of Branching Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsAnkerite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Manganite, Rhodochrosite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Associated rockDiabase
AlterationThe Sulfates Are Closely Associated With And Appear To Replace The Carbonates
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1918
Last production1953
Discovery year1878
Identification
Deposit ID10027475
MRDS IDM003167
Alternate namesBennett, Moonlight
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.44647, -110.77069
References
PETERSON, N. P., 1962 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI DISTRICT, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 342 , P. 131 .FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., AND DELONG, C. W., 1961 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990 , P. 59 .WILSON, E. D., BUTLER, G. M., 1930 , MANGANESE ORE DEPOSITS IN ARIZOA: ABM BULLETIN 127 , P. 62 .ADMR MOLINE AND ARIZONA FILEABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE (MOLINE AND ARIZONA; GLOBE MINING)ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA