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New Colorado Mine, Cerro Colorado Mining District, Cerro Colorado Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 40' 30'' North , 111° 18' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
31.67500,-111.30861
GeoHash:
G#: 9t8u5n781
GRN:
N22W67
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Arivaca695 (2011)11.4km
Amado295 (2011)23.4km
Arivaca Junction1,090 (2011)24.1km
Tubac1,191 (2011)25.8km
Tumacacori-Carmen393 (2015)26.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
35604
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35604:5
GUID (UUID V4):
977dc154-a9bf-4392-9af0-5e268068ff6d


‑Ref.: Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 114 (Table 4).

Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report 92-10: 12 (Table 1).

Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10026795, MRDS ID #M000283; and, Dep. ID #10259069, MAS ID #0040190331.

A former small surface and underground Ag-Au-Pb-Cu-Zn-Hg mine located in East-central sec. 17, T.20S., R.10E. (Arivaca 15 minute topo map), 8 miles N of Arivaca. First produced 1880. Closed 1937. Owned by the Silver Colorado Mining Corp. of America and Larsen & Wallace. NOTE: Coordinates are updated based on actual readings at the shaft collar, February, 2008, using a Garmin hand-held GPS unit.

Mineralization is irregular, partly oxidized quartz-fissure veins with sulfides, sulfosalts, copper carbonates and oxides, and rich silver mineralization. Minor baryte, calcite and cinnabar are present along with strong iron and manganese oxides. The wall rock is Cretaceous andesite porphyry.

Workings include shallow shaft and pit workings. Prospected and worked from the 1800's to about 1900 with an estimated production of some 50 tons of ore averaging about 120 oz. Ag/T, 2.7 oz. Au/T, 19% Pb and 2% Cu.

A visit to this site in 2008 revealed a barren group of openings without dumps.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
References:
Ronald C. Render
β“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
β“˜ 'Freibergite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena
Formula: PbS with Ag
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
Ronald C. Render
β“˜ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
References:
Ronald C. Render
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Ronald C. Render
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Ronald C. Render
β“˜ Shattuckite
Formula: Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
References:
Ronald C. Render
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
References:
Ronald C. Render

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜var. Silver-bearing Galena2.CD.10PbS with Ag
β“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜'Freibergite Subgroup'2.GB.05(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Shattuckite9.DB.40Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ ShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
Agβ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Freibergite Subgroup(Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
HgMercury
Hgβ“˜ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pbβ“˜ Galena var. Silver-bearing GalenaPbS with Ag

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