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USGS ARIZONA HELVETIA Dist PIMA Co COPPER DEPOSITS Vintage 1955 Report ALL MAPS!
USGS ARIZONA HELVETIA Dist PIMA Co COPPER DEPOSITS Vintage 1955 Report ALL MAPS!
USGS ARIZONA HELVETIA Dist PIMA Co COPPER DEPOSITS Vintage 1955 Report ALL MAPS!
USGS ARIZONA HELVETIA Dist PIMA Co COPPER DEPOSITS Vintage 1955 Report ALL MAPS!
USGS ARIZONA HELVETIA Dist PIMA Co COPPER DEPOSITS Vintage 1955 Report ALL MAPS!

USGS ARIZONA HELVETIA Dist PIMA Co COPPER DEPOSITS Vintage 1955 Report ALL MAPS!

$ 7.39

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  • Condition: Corner bumping and wrinkling, and some fading of a minor nature. Back cover is wrinkly from where the map pocket was glued into the back of the book. Overall a good example of this report.

    Description

    This is USGS Bulletin 1027-F,
    Copper Deposits of Part of Helvetia Mining District, Pima County, Arizona
    . Published in 1955, there can’t be many of these around anymore. This publication consists of the 23-page book and ALL FIVE ORIGINAL MAPS, all in excellent condition. The maps include several detailed maps of specific mine workings. These mines are discussed in some detail:
    Rosemont Lease
    Copper World mine
    Leader mine
    Narragansett mine
    These mines are also detailed in a table:
    Black Horse
    Isle Royal
    Heavy Weight
    Old Dick
    Mohawk
    Omega
    Tiptop
    These mines contain the following minerals (courtesy of Mindat.org):
    Azurite
    Calcite
    Chalcanthite
    Chalcocite
    Chalcopyrite
    Chrysocolla
    Cuprite
    Cuprotungstite
    Epidote
    Garnet
    Limonite
    Malachite
    Molybdenite
    Powellite
    Pyrite var: Cupriferous Pyrite
    Quartz
    Scheelite
    Sphalerite
    Tremolite
    This is a scarce publication on an interesting and historical mining area. All in all it’s a very cool report that would be a help to any collector or an asset to anyone interested in the history of this area.
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