Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlE-W Quartz Veins Associated With 2 Systems Of Joints Or Faults Cutting
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
GangueMagnetite
Geology
Host rockTrachyandesite,Andesite
Associated rockGranite
StructureVein Is Continuous Along Porphyry-Andesite Contact But Contains No Metallic Minerals, Siliceous Belts Along Faults Are In Places Stained With Copper Carbonates
Tectonic settingMeadow Valley Trachyandesite Belt
AlterationPorphyry Dike Is Argillized; Accompanying Volcanic Sediments Are Silicified
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10098703
MRDS IDM899925
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.51014, -110.58511
References
USBM FILES, MEADOW VALLEY MINESCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 243-244SIMONS, FRANK S., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP ANDSECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000)SIMONS, FRANK S., 1972, MESOZOIC STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS AND ADJOINING AREAS, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 658-E, P.18