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Unnamed Au-Cu prospect, Cabeza Prieta Game Range, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA

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A Au-Cu prospect with surface workings located in sec. 24, T12S, R16W, on federal land.

Mineralization is a quartz vein deposit hosted in gneiss. Alteration is sericitic.



References:
Peterson, J.A. and Tosdal, R.M. (1986) Mineral Occurrence Map and Tabultion of Geologic, Commodity, and Production Data, Ajo and Lukeville Quadrangles, southwestern Arizona. USGS Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1834-A (scale 1: 250,000).

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10062459, MRDS ID #TC35929.





 Map Reference: 32°22'3"N , 113°52'0"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Peterson, J.A. and Tosdal, R.M. (1986) Mineral Occurrence Map and Tabultion of Geologic, Commodity, and Production Data, Ajo and Lukeville Quadrangles, southwestern Arizona. USGS Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1834-A (scale 1: 250,000). MRDS database Dep. ID file #10062459, MRDS ID #TC35929.]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Peterson, J.A. and Tosdal, R.M. (1986) Mineral Occurrence Map and Tabultion of Geologic, Commodity, and Production Data, Ajo and Lukeville Quadrangles, southwestern Arizona. USGS Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1834-A (scale 1: 250,000). MRDS database Dep. ID file #10062459, MRDS ID #TC35929.]
  		•  'Sericite'
    Reference: [Peterson, J.A. and Tosdal, R.M. (1986) Mineral Occurrence Map and Tabultion of Geologic, Commodity, and Production Data, Ajo and Lukeville Quadrangles, southwestern Arizona. USGS Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1834-A (scale 1: 250,000). MRDS database Dep. ID file #10062459, MRDS ID #TC35929.]


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