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Silver Bell prospect (Silver Bell claims; Ella shaft), Teviston District, Dos Cabezas Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Metazeunerite
Silver Bell prospect, Teviston District, Dos Cabezas Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Photo: 2008 Jesse Crawford
Latitude: 32°11'20"N
Longitude: 109°25'19"W
Ref.: Cooper, J.R. (1960) Reconnaissance map of the Willcox, Fisher Hills, Cochise, and Dos Cabezas quadrangles, Cochise and Graham Counties, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Field Studies Map MF-231, 1 sheet, scale 1:62,500.

Dale, V.B., Stewart, L.A., and McKinney, W.A. (1960), Tungsten deposits of Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz Counties., Arizona, U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 5650: 22-23.

Silver, Doug, unpublished data (see University of Arizona MS thesis (1980-1981).

Cooper, J.R. (1960) Reconnaissance map of the Willcox, Fisher Hills, Cochise, and Dos Cabezas quadrangles, Cochise and Graham Counties, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Field Studies Map MF-231, 1 sheet, scale 1:62,500.

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10037133, MRDS ID #M030564; and, Dep. ID #10185444, MAS ID #0040030681.

A former small surface and underground Pb-W-Au-Ag-Cu-Zn-Mn-Mo mine located in sec. 29 & the center of sec. 30, T14S, R29E, on private land. Discovered 1910-1911 for Au. NOTE: Alternate coordinates provided: 32.2N, 109.5083W (longitude varies significantly).

Mineralization is a quartz vein deposit hosted in metamorphosed Naco Group Limestone. The ore zone strikes N72-82E, and dips 80-85S. Alteration is wollastonization. A sample across 1 meter assayed 0.09% WO3.

Workings are 50 meters deep.

Mineral List

Chalcopyrite
Galena
Molybdenite
Pyrite
Scheelite
Sphalerite
Tremolite
Wollastonite


8 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.

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