DOCSLIB.ORG

Results of Mapping Project Near Ray Pinal County, Arizona

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Results of Mapping Project Near Ray Pinal County, Arizona RESULTS OF MAPPING PROJECT NEAR RAY PINAL CbUNTY, ARIZONA'- RESULTS OF MAPPING PROJECT NEAR RAY PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA BTJPLI ,A TJ 01:7 ~1:7('\,T()GY ,'" ",'$, ' ~.' "':~GY I by I Stanley B. Keith f I STATE OF ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY I AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY I OPEN - FILE REPORT 83- 14 t ' Thl:s report is preliminary and has not been edited or reviewed fOI conformity wi til Arizona BUieau of GeOlogy and Minerai Technology standards. CONTENTS RESU LTS OF THE RAY MAPPING PROJEC T • • • • • c 1 Low-Angle Faults ••••••••••••• . 1 Low-angle rever se faults . 1 Low-angle normal faults. 1 High-Angle Normal faults • • • • • • • • • ••••• 4 West- to Northwest-Trending Structures of the Texas zone. 5 l ~ The Mineral Creek Fault Zone ••••••••••••••••••••• 5 DISC USSION • • • • • • ••• . · . 6 I ' Megabreccias •••••• . 7 I Tertiary Stratigraphy. '7 I ' SUIl1..Irla. r y . • • iii • • • • • • • • ~ • • • • 0 " 8 Exploration Significance · . 8 APPENDICES Addendum to Stan Keith's Ray Report ••••••••••••• 0 •• A-I-l Bowman Basin }'ault System ••••••••••••••••••••• A-l-I I Tortil1a-Northern Galiuro Mountains Cross Section C-C roo A-1-2 Crozier Peak Structure Cross Section A-A' •••••••.• A-1-2 Tortilla-Northern Galiuro Mountains Cross Section B-B' A-1-3 L Ray Structural Study Cross Section B-B' · . A-1-3 Correlation of Low-Angle Faults ••••• . A-1-4 Letter from Fred Zoerner • • • • • • • • • • • • (I • • • • , • • • • • • • • A-2-1 I Reply Letter by Stan Keith. A-3-1 Explanation to Map s and Structure Section A-4-1 Rocks .. • • . • ... • c • • A-4-2 1 _ Structure . , 0 • 0 • • • • • • • A-4-42 Table 1. Correlation of late Cretaceous - early Tertiary I igneous rocks from Saddle Mountain to Ray, Ari zona . ......... · . A-4-17 L Table 2. Age data for Madera diorite. • .. • • • • • • • • • c • A-4-39 Figure 1. Tentative correlation of Tertiary. rocks, Superior to Aravaipa Canyon, Arizona •• · . A-4-5 :r Page Figure 2'. Schen.atic cor relation of late Cretaceous, !r early Tertiary intrusives, Ash Creek to Superior, Arizona .................... A-4-16 }~igurc 3. Schernatic correlation of PrecaITlbrian, Paleozoic, and Mesozoic rocks, Ash Creek to Superior, Arizona ••••••.•••••• A-4-26 Figure 4. Correlation of older Precambrian rocks, Ash Creek to Superior, Arizona •••••• A -4-38 References. 0 Cit •••• '" ............................ A-S-I PLATES 0°, Plate I. Geologic map of the eastern part of the Mineral Mountain a.nd western part of the Teapot Mountain 7.5 minute I .' I ';(I (H"', 'J quadrangles, Pinal County, Arizona •..••••••••• 0 in pocke jl Plate II. Geologic map of the eastern part of the Teapot Mountain '/ 'f__ ;,p,) 7.5 nnnute quadrangle, Pinal County, Arizona •••••• " i r 1-- ,; Plate III. Geology of the west part of the Sonora 7.5 nnnute quadrangle, Pinal County, Arizona •••••••••• • • • e II " J Plate IV. Geology of the east part of the Crozier Peak and the west part of the WinkelITlan 7.5 minute quadrangles, Pinal County, Arizona •••••••••• '. " . " " jl- Plate V. Geologic map of the western part of the WinkelITlan 7.5 ITllnute quadrangle, Pinal and Gila Counties, \' I ( I ,:) d _,l Arizona .... 1;0 •••••••••••••••• " " L r.J Plate VI. Geologic map of the western part of the Saddle Mountain : ( ?J ,,·Y ),-) 7.5 ITlinute quadrangle, Pinal County, Arizona •••••• II II ~ Plate VII. Geology of the northeast part of the Saddle Mountain I; 1'(, J ,).~ 7.5 IT'linute quadrangle, Pinal County, Arizona ••• ... " If "\ Plate VIII. ) Structural cros~ section A-A'to accornpany Plates II~ III, a.nd III, Pinal County, Arizona < •••••••• . " " 1, Structural cross section B-B' to accompany Plates I, II, and III, Pinal County, Arizona ••..•••••••••• Structural cross section A-A' to accompany Plate IV, Pinal COtulty I Arizona ...................... jL , Plate XI~. Structural section B-B' to accompany Plates IV and VII, Pinal County, Arizona •••••••••.•.•••••••••• Structural section C-C' to accompany Plates IV and VII, Pinal County} Arizona •••••••••••• ," ••• , •• Plate ~III. ' " Correlation chart, Superior area, Dripping Springs ) Mountains, Tortilla Mountains, Galiuro Mountains, Pinal and Gila Counties, Arizon.a •••••• , •••••• l , RESULTS OF THE RAY lv1APPll"JG PROJECT (The following notes were transcribed fron~ an informal tape-recorded talk presented by Stan Keith at the Ray mine, April 15, 1976) The area rnapped by Stan lies north and west of Ray and comprises an I ~ area of about 14 by 5 lniles. Mapping scale is pi = 1000 1 and the base is I enlarged USGS topographic maps. I Low-Angle Faults .Low-angle reverse faults. -- - A series of n1ajor low-angle reverse faults exists northwest of Ray. The nearest of these thrust faults to Ray is the Walnut Canyon fault which has a north- south trace north of Teapot Mountain (see index map). Deformed Paleozoic rocks lie in the footwall of this fault, and a section of Paleozoic and Apache group rocks completely inverted lies in the hanging wall. The block of inverted rocks is truncated on the east by a steep-angle normal fault, the Sleeping Beauty fault, with Whitetail conglomerate in the hanging wall and Paleozoic and Apache group rocks in the footwall. The Walnut Canyon fault has a complex history. An early period of reverse movement probably accompanied overturning of the footwall rocks. A second period of normal moven1ent produced a synclinal drag and further overturned the overturned rocks such that the rocks are now overturned overturned! Thrusting along the Walnut Canyon fault is thought to be associated with a compressional event, probably of Laramide age, which produced shortening in this area of at least 12 miles (assunnng a continuous overthrust from Telegraph to Walnut Canyon). It is important to mention here that there is no positive evidence for a decollement along the base of the sedimentary section in contact with the crystalline basement. The base of the Apache group section where well exposed is generally and almost always in normal sedimentary contact with the crystalline basement. Very little evidence for shearing is apparent. Indeed, the crystalline base­ ment, which includes some diabase sills, appears to have been folded along wi th the overlying Phanerozoic section. Low-angle normal faults. -- - The Copper Butte fault west of Ray is a low-angle norm.al fault of lnajor extent. It extends southward into the Grayback Mountain quadrangle, through the Kearny quadrangle, (the Ripsey fault of Schmidt, 1971) to the vicinity of Crozier Peak, Winkleman 15 1 quadrangle. (the Camp Grant fault of Krieger, 1974) and probably extends on to San Manuel. This fault is a member of a group of faults which extend along the west margin of the Tortilla hinge line and as a group is charac­ terizedby a period of low-angle normal displacement. One rnember of this group offsets the San Manuel-Kalamazoo orebody. -1- m .- - - ~ .... f : o -..;; I: ' ,~~ ~ 1 J ,.' [ : , , He.Hs , LJ. \ ) ... Pk \ , I \ " '\ ... lY\d.elC mar +0 ClCc.I)mfCl"j L S. 6. ~elt~·.s no-ks o z I, J 1, The low-angle nonnal di splacement on the Copper Butte fault can be dated in the Ray l'nap area. In the SW ~ sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 12 E. , Apache Leap tuif, dated at 20 m. y., lies in low-angle normal fault contact with Pinal schist and Whitetail conglomerate. The low-angle fault is interpreted to be an irnbricale slice of the Coppe r Butte fault. One mile farther northwest, the Copper Butte fault is overlapped unconformably by volcanics which postdate the Apache Leap tuff and which yield age dates of 18 to 16 m. y. Thus the period of low-angle normal . faulting occurred between 20 and 18 m. y. It should be noted that this fault :may have had an earlier period of reverse displacelnent, but the present juxtaposition of stratigraphic units indicate the latest nor:mal move:ment occurred during the 20 to 18 m. y. period. Also, move:ment on the Copper Butte fault appears to be younger than mOVClnent on the Battle Axe fault because of truncation relationships in swt sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 12 E. Geologic relationships to the south do not substantiate but are consistent with nornlal displacerncnt along the entire system. at about the same time as in the Copper Butte area. For example, in the vicinity of San Manuel, the San Manuel forrnation is conrrnonly offset by normal displacement, and age dates of the San Manuel yield 24 m. y. Thus much of the movement in the south is post-24 m. y. Also, the Big Dome formation (14-17 m. y.) is not g0nerally Imown (with one exception of the White Canyon fault) to be involved in the low-angle normal faulting, although it occurs in close proximity to normally faulted San Manuel for:mation. Hence normal faulting ~ : rnay be pre-I? m.y. in age. One interesting feature of the Copper Butte fault is the contrast in structural coherency of the Pinal schist in the hanging wall and footwall blocks. Pinal schist in the hanging wall of the fault is strongly deformed, broken. and shattered. Pinal schist in the footwall bloc;k appears to exhibit only the lnetarnorphic structures da.ting from Precambrian time. This shattering is thought to be related to near- surface movement on the Copper Butte fault under low confining pressure. Examination of small fold structures in the Pinal schist indicate s pos sible early reverSE; movement on the Copper Butte faults but the latest movement appears to be low-angle normal. Likewise, exposures of a similar 10w-angJ.e fault in Walnut Canyon (near CB-9) provide some indication of an early reverse movement period. Here, Big Dome- equi valent rocks lie in the hanging wall of the fault and Whitetain conglomerate in the footwall, but the drag in the Whitetail suggests reverse movement on the fault.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Initial Assessment of Water Resources in Cobre Valley, Arizona
    Initial Assessment of Water Resources in Cobre Valley, Arizona Introduction 2 Overview of Cobre Valley 3 CLIMATE 3 TOPOGRAPHY 3 GROUNDWATER 3 SURFACE WATER 4 POPULATION 5 ECONOMY 7 POLLUTION AND CONTAMINATION 8 Status of Municipal Water Resources 10 GLOBE, AZ 10 MIAMI, AZ 12 TRI-CITIES (CLAYPOOL, CENTRAL HEIGHTS, MIDLAND CITY) AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS 15 Water Resources Uncertainty and Potential 18 INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING 18 SUSTAINABLE WELLFIELDS AND ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLIES 19 PRIVATE WELL WATER SUPPLY AND WATER QUALITY 20 PUBLIC EDUCATION 20 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 21 References 23 Appendices 25 1. ARIZONA WATER COMPANY VS CITY OF GLOBE LAWSUIT 25 2. AGENT ORANGE APPLICATION IN THE 1960s 26 3. INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES IN THE CITY OF GLOBE 27 Initial Assessment of Water Resources in Cobre Valley, Arizona 1 Introduction This initial assessment of water resources in the Cobre Valley provides a snapshot of available data and resources on various water-related topics from all known sources. This report is the first step in determining where data are lacking and what further investigation may be necessary for community planning and resource development purposes. The research has been driven by two primary questions: 1) What information and resources currently exist on water resources in Cobre Valley and 2) what further research is necessary to provide valuable and accurate information so that community members and decision makers can reach their long-term water resource management goals? Areas of investigation include: water supply, water quality, drought and floods, economic factors, and water-dependent environmental values. Research for this report was conducted through the systematic collection of data and information from numerous local, state, and federal sources.
    [Show full text]
  • The Depositional Environment and Petrographic Analysis of the Lower Cretaceous Morita Formation, Bisbee Group, Southeastern Arizona and Northern Sonora, Mexico
    The depositional environment and petrographic analysis of the Lower Cretaceous Morita Formation, Bisbee Group, southeastern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico Item Type text; Thesis-Reproduction (electronic); maps Authors Jamison, Kermit 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 07/10/2021 12:34:21 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/557979 THE DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE LOWER CRETACEOUS MORITA FORMATION, BISBEE GROUP, SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA AND NORTHERN SONORA, MEXICO by HERMIT JAMISON A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE WITH A MAJOR IN GEOLOGY In the Graudate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 1 9 8 3 Call N o . BINDING INSTRUCTIONS INTERLIBRARY INSTRUCTIONS Dept. i *9 7 9 1 Author: J ttm ilO Il, K e 1983 548 Title: RUSH____________________ PERMABIND- PAMPHLET GIFT________________ _____ COLOR: M .S . POCKET FOR MAP COVERS Front Both Special Instructions - Bindery or Repair PFFFPFKirF 3 /2 2 /8 5 Other-----------------------------— . r- STATEMENT BY AUTHOR This thesis has been submitted in partial fulfill­ ment of requirements for an advanced degree at The University of Arizona and is deposited in the University Library to be made available to borrowers under rules of the Library. Brief quotations from this thesis are allowable without special permission, provided that accurate acknow­ ledgement of source is made.
    [Show full text]
  • Pinal Creek Trail
    Pinal Creek Trail Conceptual Plan November 2012 COBRE VALLEY COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION STUDY PINAL CREEK TRAIL CONCEPTUAL PLAN Final Report November 2012 Prepared For: City of Globe and Gila County Funded By: ADOT Planning Assistance for Rural Areas (PARA) Program Prepared By: Trail graphic prepared by RBF Consulting Cobre Valley Comprehensive Transportation Study TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of the Study ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Study Objectives ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Study Area Overview ........................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Study Process......................................................................................................................................... 3 2. REVIEW OF 1992 PINAL CREEK LINEAR PARK CONCEPT ............................................................... 4 2.1 1992 Pinal Creek Linear Park Concept Report ............................................................................... 4 2.2 1992 Pinal Creek Linear Park Goals ................................................................................................. 4 2.3 Original Pinal
    [Show full text]
  • John D Walker and The
    JOHN HENRY PEARCE by Tom Kollenborn © 1984 John Henry Pearce was truly an interesting pioneer of the Superstition Mountain and Goldfield area. His charismatic character endeared him to those who called him friend. Pearce was born in Taylor, Arizona, on January 22, 1883. His father founded and operated Pearce’s Ferry across the Colorado River near the western end of the Grand Canyon. Pearce’s father had accompanied John Wesley Powell through the Grand Canyon in 1869. John Pearce began his search for Jacob Waltz’s gold in 1929, shortly after arriving in the area. When John first arrived, he built a cabin on the Apache Trail about seven miles north- east of Apache Junction. Before moving to his Apache Trail site, John mined three gold mines and hauled his ore to the Hayden mill on the Gila River. He sold his gold to the United States government for $35.00 an ounce. During the depression his claims around the Goldfield area kept food on the table for his family. All the years John Pearce lived on the Apache Trail he also maintained a permanent camp deep in the Superstition Wilderness near Weaver’s Needle in Needle Canyon. He operated this camp from 1929 to the time of his death in 1959. John traveled the eleven miles to his camp by driving his truck to County Line Divide, then he would hike or ride horseback to his Needle Canyon Camp. Actually, Pearce had two mines in the Superstition Wilderness— one near his Needle Canyon Camp and the other located near Black Mesa Ridge.
    [Show full text]
  • Major Geologic Structures Between Lordsburg, New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona Harald D
    New Mexico Geological Society Downloaded from: http://nmgs.nmt.edu/publications/guidebooks/29 Major geologic structures between Lordsburg, New Mexico, and Tucson, Arizona Harald D. Drewes and C. H. Thorman, 1978, pp. 291-295 in: Land of Cochise (Southeastern Arizona), Callender, J. F.; Wilt, J.; Clemons, R. E.; James, H. L.; [eds.], New Mexico Geological Society 29th Annual Fall Field Conference Guidebook, 348 p. This is one of many related papers that were included in the 1978 NMGS Fall Field Conference Guidebook. Annual NMGS Fall Field Conference Guidebooks Every fall since 1950, the New Mexico Geological Society (NMGS) has held an annual Fall Field Conference that explores some region of New Mexico (or surrounding states). Always well attended, these conferences provide a guidebook to participants. Besides detailed road logs, the guidebooks contain many well written, edited, and peer-reviewed geoscience papers. These books have set the national standard for geologic guidebooks and are an essential geologic reference for anyone working in or around New Mexico. Free Downloads NMGS has decided to make peer-reviewed papers from our Fall Field Conference guidebooks available for free download. Non-members will have access to guidebook papers two years after publication. Members have access to all papers. This is in keeping with our mission of promoting interest, research, and cooperation regarding geology in New Mexico. However, guidebook sales represent a significant proportion of our operating budget. Therefore, only research papers are available for download. Road logs, mini-papers, maps, stratigraphic charts, and other selected content are available only in the printed guidebooks. Copyright Information Publications of the New Mexico Geological Society, printed and electronic, are protected by the copyright laws of the United States.
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter 2 Arizona's Silver Belt ©1991 by Wilbur A
    Chapter 2 Arizona's Silver Belt ©1991 by Wilbur A. Haak "Men move eternally, still chasing Fortune; and, silver nuggets and ledges of precious metals. He noted Fortune found, still wander." This quote is from Robert that these findings were located near "a butte that looks Louis Stevenson's 1883 book, The Silverado Squatters. like a hat." It was written about California, but applies just as well Thorne allegedly made subsequent visits to the area, to the nineteenth century fortune seekers in Arizona. but was unable to relocate the site. His glowing reports, They came in search of gold; silver would do, but always though, opened the door for other prospecting adventures. there was the hope, the dream, of finding gold. Many prospectors appeared in Arizona in the middle King Woolsey years of the nineteenth century. Most had failed When the Civil War broke out in 1861, most of the elsewhere - Colorado, California, Nevada, New Mexico Army was called away to fight in the east. Indian -and came to Arizona to try their luck. They were joined depredations increased, and Arizona civilians took it by soldiers, cowboys, merchants, professionals and upon themselves to play the military role. Men from all drifters. Any report or rumor of a promising claim lured walks of life joined to retaliate against the natives, men by the hundreds. A large amount of gold was found especially the "troublesome" Apaches. at various places in Arizona, but silver was the more In early January of 1864, up to 400 head of livestock prevalent precious metal, and its mining became an were reported stolen in Yavapai County.
    [Show full text]
  • Sulphur Spring Valley. Arizona
    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DIRECTOR WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 320 GEOLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES or SULPHUR SPRING VALLEY. ARIZONA BY O. E. MEINZER AND F. C. KELTON WITH A SECTION ON AGRICULTURE BY R. H. FORBES Prepared in cooperation with the Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1913 CONTENTS. Page. Introduction, by O. E. Meinzer.............................................. 9 Geographic sketch...................................................... 9 Historical sketch...................................................... 11 Industrial development..................................... 1........... 15 Relation of the Indians to water supplies................................ 16 Relation of industrial development to water supplies..................... 18 Purpose and scope of the investigation................................... 19 Physiography and drainage, by 0. E. Meinzer..............................;. 20 General features........................................................ 20 Mountains............................................................. 21 Stream-built slopes..................................................... 23 Origin............................................................. 23 Shape and size..................................................... 24 Stream-built divides............................................... 25 Relation of axial watercourses to size of slopes........................ 26 Relation of alkali flat to size of slopes................................
    [Show full text]
  • Air Quality Annual Report 2008, Page 1 Report Introduction
    Table of Contents Page Acknowledgements............................................................................................................................... 1 Report Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 2 Ambient Air Quality Networks Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Criteria Pollutant Monitoring Networks................................................................................................. 5 Visibility Monitoring Networks in National Parks and Wilderness Areas............................................. 7 Urban Haze Networks ............................................................................................................................ 8 Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations Network (PAMS)...................................................... 9 National Air Toxics Trends Sites (NATTS)......................................................................................... 10 PM2.5 Chemical Speciation Network (CSN)......................................................................................... 11 Annual Ambient Network Monitoring Plan ......................................................................................... 11 Monitoring Methods............................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Kamiskotia Area
    THESE TERMS GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS DOCUMENT Your use of this Ontario Geological Survey document (the “Content”) is governed by the terms set out on this page (“Terms of Use”). By downloading this Content, you (the “User”) have accepted, and have agreed to be bound by, the Terms of Use. Content: This Content is offered by the Province of Ontario’s Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM) as a public service, on an “as-is” basis. Recommendations and statements of opinion expressed in the Content are those of the author or authors and are not to be construed as statement of government policy. You are solely responsible for your use of the Content. You should not rely on the Content for legal advice nor as authoritative in your particular circumstances. Users should verify the accuracy and applicability of any Content before acting on it. MNDM does not guarantee, or make any warranty express or implied, that the Content is current, accurate, complete or reliable. MNDM is not responsible for any damage however caused, which results, directly or indirectly, from your use of the Content. MNDM assumes no legal liability or responsibility for the Content whatsoever. Links to Other Web Sites: This Content may contain links, to Web sites that are not operated by MNDM. Linked Web sites may not be available in French. MNDM neither endorses nor assumes any responsibility for the safety, accuracy or availability of linked Web sites or the information contained on them. The linked Web sites, their operation and content are the responsibility of the person or entity for which they were created or maintained (the “Owner”).
    [Show full text]
  • Arizona Hike Down Into the Grand Canyon, the Most Popular Is the Bright Angel Trail Which Offers Water Stations, Shade Rest Areas and Rest Rooms
    South Rim trails which begin at the South Rim Visitor Center. For a more adventurous Arizona hike down into the Grand Canyon, the most popular is the Bright Angel Trail which offers water stations, shade rest areas and rest rooms. The Hermit Trail overlooks the Hermit Rapids at the Colorado River with majestic Highlights views of nature’s most pristine panorama. Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Life in the desert for the ancient Sinagua Indian farmers was undoubtedly a challenge. They grew their corn along the rugged terrain of the San Francisco Peaks. They grazed their animals in the occasional open meadow. They had to contend with both drought and torrential rain. Still they flourished and were content to live in their pithouses, dugouts partially buried in the earth in order to keep cool. All that changed, however, when nearly 1,000 years ago the ground shook and the earth rumbled, erupting into a fiery volcano that destroyed the landscape and the tiny Northern Arizona - Grand Canyon settlements that called the area home. In its wake was left Few trip destinations will simply blow you away. Grand entirely new mountains where once only meadows stood, Canyon Arizona is one that will. It will transcend anything including the Sunset Crater with its large cinder-lined cone, you’ll ever experience. The Grand Canyon is sheer awe and a timeless reminder of how dramatically life and landscape breathtaking beauty that will provoke all that inspires. It is a can change. treasured gift of nature that took millions of years to sculpt a The Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is located in lifetime of thrill and enjoyment for the world.
    [Show full text]
  • Second Day -- Ap Ril 6, 1959
    Southeastern Arizona-Trip V-2 GENERAL GEOLOGY OF SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA TRIP V, ROAD LOG (C ontinue d) Second Day -- Ap ril 6, 1959 Leaders: E. B. Mayo and W. D. Pye Driving Distance: 225. 7 miles Logged Distance: 216. 9 miles Starting Time : 7:00 A. M. General Statement: The route leads northward, along the axis of Sulphur Spring s Valley to Elfrida. From Elfrida the course is westward to the southe rn Dragoon Mountains and the old mining camps of Gleeson and Courtland. It will then continue northward along Sulphur Spring s Valley, finally turning eastward to ascend the out­ wash apron of the Chiricahua Mountains. The route will then head northward and northeastward over Apache Pas s, and on to Bowie and State Highway 86. From Bowie the route is southwestward to Willcox, then along the no rthern margin of Willcox Playa. It ascends southwestward past the northern edge of the Red Bird Hills, pas ses betwe en the Gunnison Hills and Steele Hill s, crosses the Little Dragoon Mountains via Texas Canyon, and de scends to Benson on the San Pedro River. Beyond Benson the highway asc ends we stward betw een the Whetstone Mountain s on the south and the Rincons on the north to Mountain View, and on to Tucson. The party will see: (1) the thrust blocks, intrusions and abandoned mining camps of the southern Dragoon Mountains; (2) some of the volcanic rocks of the northern Chiricahua Mountains ; (3) the Precam­ brian granite and the Cretaceous and Paleozoic sections in Apache Pass; (4) Willcox Playa, lowe st part of Sulphur Sp ring s Valley; (5) the Paleozoic section of the Gunnison Hills, and the young er Precambrian Apache and Paleozoic sequences of the Little Dragoon Mountains; (6) the porphyritic granite of Texas Canyon; and (7) the steeply-dipping Miocene (?) Pantano beds west of Benson.
    [Show full text]
  • The Council Reporter
    The Council Reporter Volume 33, Issue 4 April 2013 "ROCKY" THE ROCKHOUND Official Publication of the Washington State Mineral Council 1 The Council Reporter WASHINGTON STATE MINERAL COUNCIL 2013 OFFICERS OFFICERS President Perry Gulsvig [email protected] (509)290-1355 VP Brad Johnson [email protected] (206)403-3073 2nd VP Michael Shaw [email protected] (509)244-8542 Secretary Diane Myers [email protected] (360)427-1569 Treasurer Kathy Earnst [email protected] (360)856-0588 Imm Past Pres: Andy Johnson [email protected] (509)546-1950 TRUSTEES --- EAST SIDE Steve Townsend [email protected] (11-12-13) (509)-933-2236 Howard Walter 1 S. 56th Ave, Yakima, WA 98908-3107 (12-13-14) (509) 972-3437 Dale Geer P.O. Box 34, Moxie, WA 98936 (12-13-14) (509) 248-6975 Krisanne Gray E. 1012 Indiana Ave., Spokane, WA 99207 (11-12-13) (509) 701-3519 Dave Mastin [email protected] (13-14-15) TRUSTEES --- WEST SIDE Gordon Lyons [email protected] (13-14-15) Tony Schackmann [email protected] (13-14-15) (360)372-2777 Stu Earnst 27871 Minkler Road Sedro Woolley, WA 98284 (12-13-14) (360) 856-0588 Bob Pattie 4316 N. E. 10th, Renton, WA 98059 (12-13-14) (425) 226-3154 Glenn Morita 4528 152nd Pl SW, Lynnwood, WA 98087 (11-12-13) (425) 743-6249 Lisa Bishop Waters [email protected] (11-12-13) (206) 371-1810 STAFF Editor Glenn Morita 4528 152nd Pl SW, Lynnwood, WA 98087 (425) 743-6249 Historian Jackie Pattie 4316 N. E. 10th, Renton, WA 98059 (425) 226-3154 Wagonmaster open The West Side Board meets the third Tuesday of each month between Quarterly meetings, unless a meeting is specially called.
    [Show full text]