Mine detail: Starlight Mine

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Location: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.39755, -112.41296
dep_id: 10027535
mrds_id: M003274
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Lead, Silver
Trace mineral: Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
work_type: Underground
alteration: None
conc_proc: Oxidation At Near Surface
ore_ctrl: Faulting, Shearing
Reporter: Gere, W., Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Dewitt, Ed H.
hrock_type: Diorite
arock_type: Rhyolite
Structure: Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N35e To N45e, Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation
References:
  • Deposit:: USGS BULL 782, P. 123
  • Deposit:: ELSING, M.J. AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140 , P. 101
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