Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Copper
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LENTICULAR
Ore controlRadioactive Zones Appear To Be Elongate Parallel To Host Rock Foliation Fractures.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Uranophane
GangueCalcite, Fluorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Pinal Schist;Bolsa Quartzite;Abrigo Limestone
Associated rockGneiss
StructureTwo Prominent Fractures Strike N85e And N60w, And Dip 80n And 75ne, Respectively
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10039665
MRDS IDM050616
Alternate namesVanover Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.30261, -110.49761
References
USGS BULL 1147-A, P. 35-6.RME, P. 49 - 50 .VAN ALSTINE, R.E., AND MOORE, R.T., 1969, FLUORSPAR, IN ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 353.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1971, ARIZONA FLUORSPAR, ARIZONA DMR, USBM RI 5651, P. 19-24.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.