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USGS The DRIPPING SPRINGS QUARTZITE of SE ARIZONA, Vintage 1964, URANIUM Nice!
USGS The DRIPPING SPRINGS QUARTZITE of SE ARIZONA, Vintage 1964, URANIUM Nice!
USGS The DRIPPING SPRINGS QUARTZITE of SE ARIZONA, Vintage 1964, URANIUM Nice!

USGS The DRIPPING SPRINGS QUARTZITE of SE ARIZONA, Vintage 1964, URANIUM Nice!

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  • Condition: Some light corner bumping. Minor creasing of the back cover. Some fading of the spine. Map and pages are in excellent condition. Several small stamps on title page, and scattered on a few pages through the text and index pages, not covering any text. Library pocket inside front cover. A very good example of this old report.
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    Description

    SCARCE ITEM!!   ONLY ONE I HAVE!!   FROM MY PERSONAL LIBRARY!!
    This is USGS Bulletin 1168,
    Stratigraphy of the Dripping Spring Quartzite, Southeastern Arizona
    . Published in 1964, there can't be many of these around. The publication consists of the 119-page book and the original map and diagram that both come in a pocket in the back of the book.
    This is an interesting book with a focus on this formation that is host to some significant uranium deposits the area is known for. The thrust of this report is working out the details of the layering within this widespread formation, probably with the goal of identifying the parts most favorable for uranium mineralization, since that was a big deal. The map shows the distribution of the formation across large areas of Arizona. The diagram shows how the subunits and features within the formation correlate from area to area.
    Pretty cool stuff.
    A
    little
    background
    on the Dripping Spring Quartzite: It was host to several significant uranium deposits.
    The uranium
    deposits
    included three kinds: veins, blanket deposits, and irregular deposits, including
    the following:
    Red Bluff area
    , including the Rainbow and Red Bluff Deposits
    Bull Canyon area
    , including the Sue and Donna Lee deposits
    Workman Creek area
    , including the Hope, Little Joe, Lost Dog, Lucky Stop, Suckerite, and Workman deposits
    Mescal area
    , including the Lucky Boy and Sky deposits
    Roosevelt quadrangle area
    , including the Blevins Canyon, Fairview, and Great Gain deposits
    And other deposits, including the Black Brush, First Chance, Shepp #2, and Snakebit deposits
    Many
    of these were mined with underground workings.
    These deposits have quite diverse mineralogy, with far more minerals than most uranium districts.
    Minerals
    known from deposits in the area include:
    Uraninite
    Coffinite
    Molybdenite
    Pyrrhotite
    Chalcopyrite
    Sphalerite
    Galena
    Pyrite
    Marcasite
    Chlorite
    Nontronite
    Metatorbernite
    Bassetite
    Uranocircite
    Beta-Uranophane
    Uranophane
    Hyalite
    Limonite
    Gypsum
    Malachite
    Azurite
    Chalcocite
    Covellite
    Barite
    Goethite
    These minerals and deposits are not discussed in this text, but are mentioned in other reports about the area's mines. I provide this additional information as
    background
    .
    This would make a great guide for understanding this significant formation, or an essential historical reference on the area. All in all it is a scarce and desirable geologic publication on an important area. The maps are a great addition, and it is nice to find them all present - so often they get lost.
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