Arizona · La Paz County
Occurrence

Mohave Chief & Norma Prospect

La Paz County, Arizona, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMineralization Occurs In Fissures Which Cut Across The Country Rock
Materials
Ore mineralsBrochantite, Chrysocolla
Geology
Host rockShale
StructureNear Low Angle Fault Zone
Tectonic settingBlock Faulting
AlterationLimestone Replaced By Specular Hematite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10027704
MRDS IDM003882
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.23004, -114.01107
References
BANCROFT, HOWLAND; 1911; ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 58ABGMT FILE DATA;KEITH,S.B.