Mineral resources of the Sierra Estrella Wilderness Study Area, Maricopa County, Arizona

Book · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5510984

Keith, W J; Goldfarb, R J; Bankey, V; Jones, S L; Korzeb, S L

The Sierra Estrella Wilderness Study Area covers approximately 14,190 acres in the Sierra Estrella in south-central Arizona. No mineral resources were identified in this study area. The area is underlain mostly by Precambrian gneiss, schist, and granitic rocks, all of which contain pegmatites. There is a low resource potential for gold and silver in epithermal type vein deposits and associated copper as well as for mica in the pegmatites. Sediments on the southwest side of the Sierra Estrella Wilderness Study Area have a low resource potential for gold in placer deposits and for oil and gas. There is also a moderate potential for low-temperature geothermal resources in these sediments.

• OSTI ID: 5510984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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