Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Wollastonite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, TABULAR
Ore controlGarnetized Limestone Often At Fault & Fracture Intersections, And At Or Near Intrusive Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Galena, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Tetrahedrite, Wollastonite, Wulfenite
GangueCalcite, Epidote, Garnet, Hematite, Pyroxene, Quartz, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureBrecciated Limestone, Fault & Fracture Intersections, Mineral Hill Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationPartly Oxidized; Garnetized Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1882
Last production1956
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10039575
MRDS IDM050359
Alternate namesOld Azurite Mine, Copper Glance
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.98651, -111.08763
References
MANUGA, 1942, PHD THESIS, UNIV OF AZCOOPER, USGS BULL 1112KEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189, P. 135STORMS & BOWMAN, 1957, USBM IC 7786ABGMT FILE DATAMACKENZIE, 1959, AZ GEOL SOC SOUTHERN AZ GUIDEBOOK IIPHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRIKEITH, 1974; ELSING & HEINEMAN, 1936