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Geology and Ore Deposits of the Little Dragoon Mountains by Harold Geology and ore deposits of the Little Dragoon Mountains Item Type text; Dissertation-Reproduction (electronic); maps Authors Enlows, Harold Eugene, 1911- Publisher The University of Arizona. Rights Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. Download date 23/09/2021 12:16:48 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/565123 / Geology and Ore Deposits of the Little Dragoon Mountains by Harold Eugene Enlows A Thesis iv if submitted .to the faculty of the ■ ‘ i Department of Geology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate College University of Arizona 1939 Approved: Major Professor 3vtieoq»u ©tO bn a X8o£o»0 aalB^two aocga'iCI altd’Zl awoXnc' stiQ-%jjZ bloT ali ATY Of TO 98 XriqoaoIZn'T 1c aod-oo sgelloO gJaifbaTC add nl or O f J . s : bsV’oaqtjA T 082 < 5 9 7 9 / i ' // CONTENTS Page Introduction ........... h Field work ........... h Acknowledgments ...... Previous investigations Geography .............. Location ............. Climate .............. Flora and fauna ...... Physiography ........... Stratigraphy ........... Sedimentary rocks .... Apache group ....... to -o to to ro rv> Cambrian ......... IS Devonian .......... 20 Mississippian ......................... 21 Pennsylvanian ......................... 22 Quaternary ............................ 23 Igneous rocks ........................... 25 Texas Canyon granite .................. 25 Diabase ............................... 26 Vein quartz ................... 28 Metamorphic rocks ....................... 29 Pinal schist .................. 29 Altered Pioneer shale ................. 52 Structural Geology ........................ 36 Pre-Cambrian structure .................. 35 Post-Carboniferous structure ............. 37 Historical Geology ........................ 39 Economic Geology .......................... 43 Early history of the district ............ 43 Mines in the area ........................ 44 Mineralization .......................... 45 Prospects ............................. 48 Summary ................................... 49 Bibliography .............................. 51 ij V ii ILLUSTRATIONS ? V'- Plate I. Areal Geology of the Little Dragoon Area. Plate II. Cross Sections. Plate III. - Micr©photographs ' • - 1. Pyrite (P) being replaced by rhythmic bands ' of goethite (g), frcm quartz pyrite ;vein. : Times 84. E. Same as 1, but with a stringer of quartz through the central portion (q). Times 84. '3. From disseminated material. Pyrite (P) in ' grains with smooth borders and in cubes. ’ Contains some grains of light gray goethite. Chalcopyrite (c) in an irregular mass. Times 84. , , . „ 4. Thin-section of purple quartzite from Pinal - schist. Ground mass traversed by a vein of quartz. Nicols crossed. Times 68. 5. Augen structure of quartz and sericite in Pinal- schist. Nicols crossed. Times 116.- ; ; 6.. Unaltered Pioneer shale^ showing particles of quartz (q), - sericitized feldspar: (f) in a groundmass of sericite (s), and kaolin (k). 7*910 Times 68. 1. 7. Least altered Pioneer shale showing concretions, formed - of feldspar ■ (f) around a center of ser- * pentine, chlorite, and magnetite. Times 68. , - 8.! Most altered Pioneer shale skowihg^concretions' of serpentine, feldspar, magnetite, and.chlor- : ite. Note absence of feldspar ring. Times' 68:' 9. Diabase intruding Pioneer shale showing large laths of altered-feldspar with epidote and chlorite. Times 68. 10. Diabase intruding Abrigo formation. Structure :i same as 9, but much finer grained. Times 68. -... , - ' " ■ . * - *- * " 1 ' '* » ' " ' - '■ i t : t • 1 .'-i "'•* * - - « ' - » . • ’ - Plate IV. 1. The eastern side ■ of the Little:Dragoon-Mountains taken from the Johnson mining area. --2. Spheroidal weathering of - the Texas Canyon granite. 3. Outcrop ridge formed by the,purple quartzite in v-:: the Pinal schist: c . : - : - • 4. Fault running between Lime Peak and Little Lime iV Peak. -V1--. r- " " - 5. Scanlan conglomerate overlying Pinal schist. 6. - - Looking south toward the Seven Dash Ranch. - •' •• n--; 1 INTRODUCTION Field Work • This report is based upon field work done in the auramer of 1957 and on week ends during the school year of 1937-38, and upon laboratory investigations at the University of Arizona during the school year of 1937-38i - - ' ■■ ' - r j :lr . - - . V:■" " ■" . • ; . As no adequate topographic map of the region was available,'the first step was to make one• A base line Was set up oh-the eaitern slope of the Little Dragoon 1- Mountains^ a transit and steel tape being used to 1-' measure it. :The azimuth of this base line was establish­ ed by solar observations. By means of a transit a trl- angulation system was extended from the base line into the area. The altitude of a station dh Lime-Peak was established by an observation from-a United"States- -- " -, Geological Survey bench mark stamped 156H l907^whieh‘ is situated on the right of way of the Southern Pacific Railway one-quarter mile southwest of the station at : Dragoon, Arizona. The vertical angle was measured by use of the Stebinger drum on an alidade and the horizontal distance was scaled off upon a photograph of the region taken by Fairchild Aerial Surveys. A map oh the scale of 1 inch equals 1,000 feet was made by plane table and ali­ dade. 2 Acknowledgments The writer wishes to acknowledge the work done by the entire faculty of the Department of Geology of the •: ^'le-~ ■ i’vr , Jr . University of Arizona in criticizing and correcting his manuscript, and the"help of Professor A. A. Stbyanow"of this department in"the identification"of" fossils and tiie solution" of stratigraphicst; problems. ‘'Acknowledgments thi*- injCcr-ict'r- are "also due to iF.1 Stearns Cook and'Arthur Peck Ir. for ‘ : r; r i% 1', J ■ t: i ^ r - ' . % - • • ^ i »• * aid In"mapping' the' area" covered in this report. The writer extends his thanks to the owners and the manager of the Seven Dash ranch for their hospital­ ity. He wishes especially to thank Mr. Brian Whalen, manager of this ranch. Previous investigations Prior to 1925, the only literature available on the area was in the form of short reports concerning the mining district around Johnson, the best one of which was written by L. 0. Kellogg and published in Vol. 1 of Economic Geology in 1906. In 1925, N. H. Darton of the United States Geological Survey made a reconnaissance survey of the area which was covered in one short para­ graph in his bulletin No. 119, "A Resum6 of Arizona Geology” published by the University of Arizona. In 1927, Robert E. S. Heineman wrote a master’s thesis on 3 "The Geology and Ore Deposits of the Johnson Mining District, Arizona” , which offers the best information available on the mining district of the area. In 1938, F. Stearns Cook wrote a master’s thesis, "The Geology of the Seven Dash Ranch.Area, Cochise County, Arizona” , based upon information he had collected dur­ ing 1937 while engaged with the writer in examining the area. The geological map prepared by Cook and much of the information gathered by him is, with his consent, incorporated into this report. 4 GEOGRAPHY Location The area under consideration covers the eastern half of the Little Dragoon Mountains which are about seven miles northwest of the town of Dragoon, Cochise County, Arizona, in T. 15 S., R. 22 E., measured from the Gila and Salt River principal meridian and base line. The area covers approximately seven square miles. The Seven Dash ranch, which is in the heart of the area and which served the writer as a base of operations, can be reached by a thirteen mile dirt road from Wi11cox. Both Willcox and Dragoon are on the Southern Pacific Railway and Arizona State Highway No. 66. Climate The region is typically semi-arid, the rainfall averaging only sixteen and one-half Inches. The precipi­ tation comes in two rainy seasons, one during the winter months and one during July and August. Much of the rain comes as sudden violent downpours which wash loose debris down the hill slopes and fill the usually dry stream beds with rushing torrents. Most of the degrad­ ation of this area is carried on by these Mcloud bursts." With the exception of one spring, located on the south­ eastern flank of the range, all water supplies are ob­ 5 tained from wells. The region experiences a considerable range of temperature. During the summer the temperature may rise as high as 100 degrees Fahrenheit, but owing to the elevation, which is 5,200 feet at the ranch, the nights are cool. The daily temperature range under these conditions may amount to as much as fifty degrees. This is an important factor in the erosional processes of the region and the hillsides are mantled with more talus than the short but violent rainstorms can carry away. Although the abundant sunshine keeps the days comfortable, freezing nights are common during the winter months, and a few light snows are to be expected. Flora and fauna The rocky slopes of the region support a scanty vegetation, and the floors of the canyons have a much heavier mantle. On the slopes cactus is abundant, es­ pecially the rainbow, barrel, and prickly pear. Other plants and shrubs are agave, yucca, catclaw, manzanita, and mesquite. On the northern slopes pinon, juniper, and mountain ash grow. In the canyons live oak, walnut, and here and there a cottonwood, are found as well as heavier growth of the plants found on the slopes. Grass grows everywhere but on the very steepest slopes and supports the cattle from the Seven Dash ranch. 6. Game is abundant, especially Gambels quail, rabbits, and deer. Bobcats and coyotes seen to thrive on the game. Rattlesnakes are scarce, but king snakes are more abundant. 7 The Little Dragoon Mountains lie in what Fenneman terms the Mexican Highlands, which is a subdivision of O Gilbert's Basin and Range province. Like the Great Basin, the Mexican Highland is half mountain and half plain end differs from the Sonoran Desert in that the latter has a larger proportion of desert plains and is, in general, lower.
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