Geology and ore deposits of the Jerome area, Yavapai County, Arizona / by C.A. Anderson and S.C. Creasey ; with sections on the United Verde Extension mine, by G.W.H. Norman, and on the Cherry Creek mining district, by R.E. Lehner.

Author/creator Anderson, Charles A.
Other author Creasey, S. C. (Saville Cyrus), 1917- author.
Other author United States. Department of the Interior.
Other author Geological Survey (U.S.)
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : U.S. Govt. Print. Off, 1958.
Descriptionvi, 4 unnumbered pages, 185 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
Supplemental Contenthttp://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp308
Supplemental Contenthttp://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo86076
Subjects

SeriesGeological Survey (U.S.). Professional paper ; 308
Geological Survey professional paper 308. ^A16492
Contents Abstract -- Location, culture, and accessibility -- Physical features -- Climate and vegetation -- Field work and acknowledgments -- Previous work -- General geology -- Older Precambrian rocks -- Yavapair series -- Ash Creek group -- Gaddes basalt -- Buzzard rhyolite -- Shea basalt -- Brindle Pup andesite -- Dacite of Burnt Canyon -- Deception rhyolite -- Grapevine Gulch formation -- Alder group -- Indian Hills volcanics -- Spud Mountain volcanics -- Iron King volcanics -- Texas Gulch formation -- Chaparral volcanics -- Green Gulch volcanics -- Origin of Yavapai series -- Intrusive rocks -- Intrusive rhyolite -- Quartz porphyry -- Cabbro -- Quartz diorite -- Granodiorite porphyry dikes -- Alaskite and aplite -- Quartz and jasper veins -- Regional correlation of the older Precambrian rocks -- Unconformity at the base of the Paleozoic rocks -- Paleozoic sedimentary rocks -- Tapeats sandstone -- Martin limestone -- Redwall limestone -- Supai formation -- Unconformity at the base of the Tertiary rocks -- Cenozoic rocks -- Hickey formation -- Verde formation -- Older Quaternary gravels -- Younger Quaternary gravels -- Recent riverwash, terrace deposits, and talus -- Structure of the older Precambrian rocks -- Structure of the Ash Creek group -- Tex syncline -- Mingus anticline -- Jerome-Shea block -- Early period of deformation -- Foliation -- Folds -- Pine fault -- Later period of deformation -- Faults of undetermined age -- Hull and Warrior faults -- Verde fault -- Shea fault vein -- Copper Chief fault -- Structure of the Alder group -- Early period of deformation -- Later periods of deformation -- Structure of rocks between Chaparral volcanics and Texas Gulch formation -- Structure of rocks (Chaparral volcanics) between the Spud and Chaparral faults -- Structure of Green Gulch volcanics -- Structure of Texas Gulch formation -- Structure of rocks east of Texas Gulch formation -- Shylock fault -- Structure of the Paleozoic and Cenozoic rocks -- Older structure -- Younger structure -- Verde fault zone -- Bessie and related faults -- Coyote and related faults -- Other faults -- Physiography -- Ore deposits -- History -- Mineralogy -- Hypogene minerals -- Ore minerals -- Gangue minerals -- Supergene minerals -- Ore minerals -- Minerals related to mine fires -- General characters -- Massive sulfide deposits -- Form -- Mineralogy and structure -- Alteration -- Ore shoots -- Origin -- Fissure-vein deposits -- Verde mining district -- United Verde mine -- Production -- Development and mining -- Smelting operations -- Geology -- Older Precambrian rocks -- Deception rhyolite -- Grapevine Gulch formation -- Quartz porphyry -- Gabbro (United Verde diorite of Reber, 1922) -- Andesitic dikes -- Paleozoic and Tertiary rocks -- Major structures -- Folds -- Foliation -- Faults -- Sequence of mineralization -- Silicification -- Massive sulfide pipe -- Size and shape -- Relationship to adjacent rocks -- Mineralogy -- Zinc-bearing facies -- Black schist -- Origin -- Structure and mineralogy -- Chemical composition -- Chlorite minerals -- Relationship to massive sulfide -- Copper mineralization -- Massive sulfide ore -- Black schist ore -- Quartz porphyry ore -- Quartz-carbonate veins -- Relationship of andesitic dikes to copper mineralization -- Minor structural features -- Chlorite and sulfide-bearing fractures -- Structure of quartz-carbonate veins -- Footwall faults -- Recurrent movement -- Ore shoots -- 10-O ore shoot -- Wade Hampton ore shoot -- 16-C ore shoot -- Haynes massive sulfide pipe -- History -- General features -- North ore body -- Relationship to adjacent rocks -- Mineralogy -- Ore shoot -- Supergene changes -- Oxidized zone -- Secondary enrichment -- United Verde Extension mine -- Production and dividends -- Development -- Geology / Norman, G.W.H., Anderson, C.A., and Creasey, S.C. -- Older Precambrian rocks -- Deception rhyolite -- Grapevine Gulch formation -- Quartz porphyry -- Gabbro (United Verde diorite of Reber, 1922) -- Paleozoic and Tertiary rocks -- Structure -- Folds -- Faults -- Hydrothermal alteration -- Ore bodies -- Form and distribution -- Sulfide zone -- Oxide zone -- Relationship of the United Verde and United Verde Extension ore bodies / Normal, G.W.H., Anderson, C.A., and Creasey, S.C. -- Jerome Verde mine -- Copper Chief ore body -- Development and production -- Geology -- Ore zone -- Relationship of massive sulfide to granodiorite porphyry dikes -- Verde Central mine -- Shea mine -- Dundee-Arizona Copper Co -- Prospecting operations in the Verde mining district -- Big Bug mining district / Creasey, S.C. -- Iron King mine -- Production -- Development and mining -- General features -- Older Precambrian rocks -- Spud Mountain volcanics -- Iron King volcanics -- Tertiary rocks, Hickey formation -- Rhyolitic dike -- Structure -- The Iron King deposit in relation to regional structures -- Depositional history -- Hydrothermal alteration -- Sulfide veins -- Structural control -- Distribution and character of the veins -- Vein material -- Post-mineral structures -- Ore deposits along the Silver Belt-McCabe vein -- Silver Belt mine -- Arizona National mine -- Lookout mine -- McCabe-Gladstone mine -- Kit Carson vein -- Cherry Creek mining district / Lehner, R.E. -- Production -- Geology -- Leghorn mine -- Sitting Bull mine -- Federal mine -- Gold Bullion mine -- Bunker mine -- Sugar Bowl mine -- Golden Idol mine -- Black Hawk mine -- Gold Eagle mine -- Wombacher mine -- Dove mine -- Sunnybrook mine -- Logan mine -- Black Hills mining district -- Yaeger mine -- Shylock mine -- Brindle Pup mine -- Cobalt prospect -- Prospecting operations in the Black Hills district -- Literature cited -- Index.
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General note9 maps in pocket.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 178-181) and index.
Other formsAlso available on the Internet.
Issued in other formOnline version: Anderson, Charles A. (Charles Alfred), 1902-1990. Geology and ore deposits of the Jerome area, Yavapai County, Arizona
Genre/formGeological maps.
Genre/formGeological maps.
Other titleGeologic map of the Jerome area, Yavapai County, Arizona. 308, plate 1.
Other titleGeologic sections of the Jerome area, Yavapai County, Arizona. 308, plate 2.
LCCNgs 58000208
GPO item number0624
Govt. docs number I 19.16:308

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