Gardner Mine, Lowell, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gardner Mine | Mine |
| Lowell | - not defined - |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 25' 54'' North , 109° 54' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bisbee | 5,208 (2017) | 2.8km |
| Naco | 1,046 (2011) | 11.5km |
| Naco | 6,064 (2018) | 12.3km |
| Palominas | 212 (2011) | 21.0km |
| Miracle Valley | 644 (2011) | 24.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 40km |
Mindat Locality ID:
33063
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33063:0
GUID (UUID V4):
72b49af7-1bdc-4bdb-9748-229cf12443e5
A former large output, underground Cu-Pb-Zn-Au-Ag mine located in the NE ΒΌ sec. 16, T.23S., R.24E. (Bisbee 7.5 minute topo map), approximately 1 mile south of Lowell on private land. Owned by the Phelps Dodge Corp.
Mineralization is largely oxidized copper, zinc, and lead ores in irregular contact intrusive breccia orebodies, both as disseminations and in small massive bodies, in Devonian Martin and Lower Mississippian Escabrosa limestones at the edge of the granite porphyry stock. Ore control was the nearby dikes and sills, and faulting and associated brecciation. Ore concentration was bornite repalcing pyrite. Alteration was gossan with Mn and Fe oxides induced by hydrothermal metamorphism. An associated rock unit is the Sacramento Hill Stock.
Local structures include pre-mineralization faulting and tilting. Main fault directions are N10W to N40E and S30W to N50W.
Workings include a shaft(s) to a depth of 213.36 meters. A major producer of the Phelps Dodge total. Shaft and mine were subhumed by the growing Lavender pit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046243 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Mule MountainsMountain Range
- Warren Mining DistrictMining District
- Cochise County
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