Sunset Mine (Rochester Mine), Cababi District (Comobabi District), Comobabi Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA
Latitude: 32°1'42"N
Longitude: 111°55'46"W
Ref.: U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10048109, MRDS ID #M800103; and, Dep. ID #10210934, MAS ID #040191149; and, Dep. ID #10259061, MAS ID #0040190566.
A former small surface Ag-Cu-Au-Pb-Mo mine located in the SW¼ sec. 21, T16S, R4E, near the Mildren and Steppe Mines. Operated in 1935. Mr. McFarlane had unspecified involvement here (1935).
Mineralization is a vein deposit with an irregular ore body hosted in andesite. Ore control was minor faults and fractures. Alteration includes partial oxidation. The gangue is quartz. An associated rock unit is granite.
Mineral List
No entries listed.
The above list contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please
register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
Mineral and Locality Search
