Description
Dobler (Swallow Mine Shaft)
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaulting, Shearing
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chrysocolla, Copper
GangueCalcite, Fluorite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz, Specularite
Geology
Host rockMica Schist,Amphibole Schist,Rhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureVeins Parallel Low-Angle (Less Than 50 Degree Dip) Faults Which Trend Nw, Foliation In Precambrian Schist Trends N 20 E To N 50 E. Tertiary Volcanics Dip Ne, Strike Nw
AlterationMinor Fe-Staining
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1910
Last production1966
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10048155
MRDS IDM800203
Alternate namesDobler, Moonlight
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.05728, -112.50907
References
AZ DEPT. MIN. RES. FILE DATA.ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA.USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA.U.S.G.S. BULL. 782, P. 184-185.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.VAN ALSTINE, R.E., AND MOORE, R.T., 1969, FLUORSPAR, IN ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 354.ELEVATORSKI, E.A., ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MINERAL REPORT NO. 2, ARIZONA DMR.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI