Description
Matt And Ed Danenhaver, Ernest W. Foote
Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlNe-Trending Fault Zone In Granite
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Precambrian Granite-Granodiorite Complex
StructureOre Deposits In Region Occur In Fracture Zones Cutting Precambrian Granite And Quaternary Gila Conglomerate, Fracture Zone Consists Of A Series Of More Or Less Parallel Fractures, Crosscutting Seams, And Brecciated Areas
Tectonic settingPrecipitous Gully Terrain
AlterationMinor
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10048277
MRDS IDM800400
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.04427, -109.28509
References
USBM INF CIRC 7990, P. 102USBM FILES, RED ROCK CLAIMSARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA, DANENHAVER-DANENHAVER-ANDERSON-RAPIER EXPLORATION PROJECTBENNETT, K.C., 1975, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE BRECCIAS IN THE MORENCI-METCALF DISTRICT, GREENLEE COUNTY, ARIZONA: M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, 153P.