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Lutz Tunnel, Ash Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Lutz TunnelTunnel
Ash CanyonCanyon
Cochise CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 23' 2'' North , 110° 17' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sierra Vista Southeast14,797 (2011)10.2km
Miracle Valley644 (2011)12.6km
Palominas212 (2011)15.9km
Sierra Vista43,355 (2017)19.0km
Huachuca City1,755 (2017)27.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Huachuca Mineral and Gem ClubSierra Vista, Arizona19km
Mindat Locality ID:
32754
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32754:8
GUID (UUID V4):
e1c91a66-6d9f-4d77-b260-b0602b8781e9
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Independence Mine; Black Bear group


A former small underground Cu-Ag-Au mine located in the SW¼ sec. 35, T.23S., R.20E (Miller Peak 7.5 minute topo map). First produced 1910. Owned and ore produced by Lutz Mining Company, 1909.

Mineralization is stringers and disseminations of copper carbonates and sulfides in Jurassic quartz monzonite and in exotic blocks of Paleozoic limestone in Triassic-Jurassic volcanics.

Workings include a tunnel. Test lots of ore were produced about 1910.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10104045

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