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Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

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References:
Ransome, F.L. (1903) The copper deposits of Bisbee, Arizona: Engineering and Mining Journal: 75: 444-445.

Ransome, F.L. (1904), The geology and ore deposits of the Bisbee quadrangle, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 21, 168 p., 3 sheets, scales 1:12,000 and 1:62,500.

Ransome, F.L. (1904) The geology and copper-deposits of Bisbee, Arizona: American Institute of Mining Engineers, Transactions: 34: 618-642.

Ransome, F.L. (1906) Geology of the Bisbee district, Arizona: Engineering and Mining Journal: 81: 1103.

Frondel, C.C. (1958), Systematic mineralogy of uranium and thorium, USGS Bull. 1064: 253.

Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of Arizona: 37, 49, 60, 63, 74, 90, 92, 94.

Pierce, L. & P.R. Buseck (1978), Superstructuring in the bornite-digenite series: A high-resolution electron microscopy study, American Mineralogist: 63: 1-15.

Graeme, R. (1981), Famous mineral localities: Bisbee, Arizona, Mineralogical Record: 12: 256-319.

Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Mineralogical Record: 24: 421-436.

Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 130, 135, 140, 141-142, 143, 162, 192, 237, 376.





 Map Reference: 31°27'N , 109°57'W

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  Acanthite
    Ag
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 12:289]
  		•  Aikinite
    PbCuBiS
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Alabandite
    Mn
    2+
     
    		S
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Allophane
    (Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    		)(SiO
     
    2
    		)
     
    1.3-2
    		·2.5-3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Altaite
    PbTe
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Alunite
    KAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Anatase
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Andradite
    Ca
     
    3
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Anglesite
    PbSO
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Anhydrite
    CaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Anorthite
    var: Labradorite
    (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Anthonyite
    Cu(OH,Cl)
     
    2
    		 · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: Corroded crystals to 5mm or more
    Colour: Vivid violet
    Description: Occurs on the 1300 level.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 114; Graeme, R. (1981), Famous mineral localities: Bisbee, AZ, Min.Rec.: 12: 256-319.]
  		•  Antigorite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Antlerite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 63.]
    Site Photo
    Lavender Open Pit Mine (Lavender pit), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 49.]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Aragonite
    var: Flos Ferri
    Description: Magnificent coralloidal groups of flos ferri in limestone caverns.
    Reference: [Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 49.]
  		•  Arsenosulvanite
    Cu
     
    3
    		(As,V)S
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Atacamite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|Cl]
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 175, 298; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.]
    Site Photo
    Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Brent Thorne 2008
  		•  Aurichalcite
    (Zn,Cu)
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Michael C. Roarke
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2002 John H. Betts
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Bayldonite
    Cu
     
    3
    		Pb[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 130; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.]
  		•  Bayleyite
    Mg
     
    2
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)[CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    3
    		 · 18H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Beaverite
    Pb(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Cu,Al)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Beudantite
    PbFe
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Bianchite
    (Zn,Fe)SO
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 135; Graeme, R. (1981), Famous mineral localities: Bisbee, AZ, Min.Rec.: 12: 256-319.]
  		•  Bílinite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Bindheimite
    Pb
     
    2
    		Sb
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(O,OH)
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Bisbeeite
    (Cu,Mg)SiO
     
    3
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Colour: Blue
    Description: Occurs as pseudomorphs after shattuckite, which, in turn, is pseudomorphous after malachite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 137; Schaller, W.T. (1915), Four new minerals, Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci.: 5: 7; Laurent, Y. & R. Pierrot (1962), Nouvelles données sur la bisbeeite, Bull. Soc. Franc. Min. Crist.: 85: 177-180.]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Jasun McAvoy
  		•  Bismite
    Bi
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Bismuth
    Bi
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Bismuthinite
    Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Bismutite
    (BiO)
     
    2
    		CO
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Bixbyite
    (Mn
    3+
     
    		,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 140; Graeme, R. (1981), Famous mineral localities: Bisbee, AZ, Min.Rec.: 12: 256-319.]
  		•  Bogdanovite
    (Au,Te,Pb)
     
    3
    		(Cu,Fe)
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Böhmite
    AlO(OH)
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 140; Graeme, R. (1981), Famous mineral localities: Bisbee, AZ, Min.Rec.: 12: 256-319.]
  		•  Boothite
    CuSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: As cm-wide clusters of radiating acicular crystals
    Colour: Light blue
    Description: Also as small granular masses composed of 1 to 2 mm crystals.
    Reference: [Grant, Raymond W., Richard A. Bideaux & Sidney A. Williams (2006), Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995 to 2005: 2.]
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 141-142; Pierce, L. & P.R. Buseck (1978), Superstructuring in the bornite-digenite series: A high-resolution electron microscopy study, Am.Min.: 63: 1-15.]
    Site Photo
    Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2003 John H. Betts
  		•  Botallackite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|Cl]
    Reference: [Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.]
  		•  Botryogen
    MgFe
    3+
     
    		[OH|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Braunite
    Mn
    2+
     
    		Mn
    3+
    6
    		[O
     
    8
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Brochantite
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Bromargyrite
    AgBr
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
    Site Photo
    Shattuck Mine (Shattuck-Denn Mine; Shattuck-Arizona Mine; Denn Mine), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rick Turner, 2004
  		•  Brucite
    Mg(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Buttgenbachite
    Cu
     
    19
    		[(OH)
     
    32
    		|(NO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		|Cl
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Hibbs, Leverette, Williams (2006) Connellite from Bisbee Arizona: A single Crystal X-ray Study Axis Vol 2 No. 2 http://www.minrec.org/pdfs/CONNELLITE.pdf]
  		•  Calaverite
    AuTe
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Canfieldite
    Ag
     
    8
    		(Sn,Ge)(S,Te)
     
    6
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 153-154, 379.]
  		•  Carbonatecyanotrichite
    Cu
     
    4
    		Al
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    12
    		|(CO
     
    3
    		,SO
     
    4
    		)] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record Vol 12 No.5 pp298]
    Site Photo
    Sacramento pit (Sacramento Mine), Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Celadonite
    K(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Al)[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Cesàrolite
    PbH
     
    2
    		Mn
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chalcanthite
    CuSO
     
    4
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Stalactites & fibrous crusts in old mine workings.
    Reference: [Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 60; Min.Rec.: 12: 299.]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2003 John H. Betts
  		•  Chalcoalumite (TL)
    CuAl
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    12
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 580.]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rob ++++++++
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Charles Creekmur
  		•  Chalcophanite
    (Zn,Fe,Mn)Mn
     
    3
    		O
     
    7
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 12:299-300]
    Site Photo
    Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Chalcophyllite
    Cu
     
    18
    		Al
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    9
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    		 · 33H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 12:300-301]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chalcosiderite
    Cu(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Al)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: In small quantities.
    Reference: [Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 74.]
  		•  Chamosite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg)
     
    5
    		Al[(OH)
     
    8
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chlorargyrite
    AgCl
    Description: Occurs in pockets in massive sulfides.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 169; Hutton, C.O. (1957), Sengierite from Bisbee, AZ, Am.Min.: 42: 408-411.]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Kristalle and Crys
  		•  Chlorargyrite
    var: Bromian Chlorargyrite
    Ag(Cl,Br)
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record Vol 12 No.5 pp305]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Habit: Isolated radial sprays; prisms to 1 cm long
    Description: Occurs cutting an equigranular tonalite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 237; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.]
  		•  Chromite
    FeCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2002 John H. Betts
  		•  Chrysotile
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cinnabar
    HgS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Claringbullite
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    7
    		|Cl] · nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record 12 302; Min.Mag.(1977) 41, 433-436]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2009 ROM
  		•  Clinochlore
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		Al[(OH)
     
    8
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Clinochrysotile
    Description: Scaly, micaceous intergrowths with stevensite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 177.]
  		•  Clinozoisite
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    3
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Colusite
    Cu
     
    26
    		V
     
    2
    		(As,Sn,Sb)
     
    6
    		S
     
    32
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Conichalcite
    CaCu[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2002 John H. Betts
  		•  Connellite
    Cu
     
    19
    		[(OH)
     
    32
    		|SO
     
    4
    		|Cl
     
    4
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Michael Cline
  		•  Copiapite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    4
    		[OH|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 20H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: Crystals
    Colour: Bright yellow.
    Description: On the 2,100 foot level.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 184, 297; Grant, Raymond W., Bideaux, R.A., and Williams, S.A. (2006) Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995-2005: 7.]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Coquimbite
    Fe
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		·9H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 297; Grant, Raymond W., Bideaux, R.A., and Williams, S.A. (2006) Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995-2005: 7.]
  		•  Coronadite
    Pb(Mn,Mn)
     
    8
    		O
     
    16
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Cosalite
    Pb
     
    2
    		Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    5
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 190; Graeme, R. (1981), Famous mineral localities: Bisbee, AZ, Min.Rec.: 12: 256-319.]
  		•  Covellite
    CuS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Crednerite
    CuMnO
     
    2
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 192; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.]
  		•  Cryptomelane
    K(Mn
    4+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    8
    		O
     
    16
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 12:303-304]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rick Turner, 2004
  		•  Cuprite
    var: Chalcotrichite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Karl Volkman03/05
  		•  Cuprocopiapite
    CuFe
     
    4
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    6
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·20H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs on the 1800 level as a post-mining mineral.
    Reference: [Grant, Raymond W., Richard A. Bideaux & Sidney A. Williams (2006), Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995 to 2005: 3.]
  		•  Cupropavonite
    AgCu
     
    2
    		PbBi
     
    5
    		S
     
    10
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Cyanotrichite
    Cu
     
    4
    		Al
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    12
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Delafossite
    CuFeO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Brent Thorne
  		•  Descloizite
    Pb(Zn,Cu)[OH|VO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Descloizite
    var: Cuprian Descloizite
    Pb(Zn,Cu)VO
     
    4
    		OH
    Description: Small stalactites several cm long to about 8 mm across at the bases.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 200; Harcourt, G.A. (1942), Tables for the identification of ore minerals by X-ray powder patterns, Am.Min.: 27: 63-113.]
  		•  Devilline
    CaCu
     
    4
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    6
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Diaspore
    AlO(OH)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Dickite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Digenite
    Cu
     
    9
    		S
     
    5
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Description: Grains in unoxidized pyritic ores.
    Reference: [Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 90.]
  		•  Dioptase
    Cu
     
    6
    		(Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		)·6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Djurleite
    Cu
     
    31
    		S
     
    16
    Reference: [MinRec 12:305]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Edenite
    Na[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    7
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Emplectite
    CuBiS
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Enargite
    Cu
     
    3
    		AsS
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Endellite
    Description: A product of hydrothermal alteration.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 213; Schwartz, G.M. (1956), Argillic alteration and ore deposits, Econ.Geol.: 51: 407-414.]
  		•  Enstatite
    Mg
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Drewes, H., et al (1988), Volcanic and structural controls of mineralization in the Dos Cabezas Mountains, southeastern AZ, USGS Bull. 1676: 24 (Table 2).]
  		•  Epsomite
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Eugenite
    Ag
     
    11
    		Hg
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Famatinite
    Cu
     
    3
    		SbS
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Felsőbányaite
    Al
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    10
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Ferricopiapite
    Fe
     
    5
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    6
    		O(OH)·20H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Ferrimolybdite
    Fe
     
    2
    		[MoO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    		 · nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Fibroferrite
    Fe
    3+
     
    		[OH|SO
     
    4
    		] · 5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 12:305]
  		•  Fornacite
    Pb
     
    2
    		Cu[OH|AsO
     
    4
    		|CrO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 225; Graeme, R. (1981), Famous mineral localities: Bisbee, AZ, Min.Rec.: 12: 256-319.]
  		•  Freibergite
    (Ag
     
    4+2x
    		Cu
     
    2-2x
    		)[(Cu, Ag)
     
    4
    		(Fe, Zn)
     
    2
    		]Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    12
    		S
     
    1-x
    		 (0 < x < 1)
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: [Drewes, H., et al (1988), Volcanic and structural controls of mineralization in the Dos Cabezas Mountains, southeastern AZ, USGS Bull. 1676: 24 (Table 2).]
  		•  Gibbsite
    Al(OH)
     
    3
    Description: Impure material with chalcoalumite & malachite.
    Reference: [Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 37.]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © RWMW
  		•  Gold
    var: Electrum
    (Au, Ag)
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 211. ]
  		•  Goldfieldite
    Cu
     
    12
    		(Te,Sb,As)
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Gormanite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg)
     
    3
    		(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: Rosette aggregates
    Colour: Dark green
    Description: In drill core as rosettes in open fractures.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 237; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.]
  		•  Graemite (TL)
    Cu[TeO
     
    3
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Type Locality: Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    Description: Occurs on the 1200 level on and replacing teineite embedded in malachite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 238; Williams, S.A. & P. Matter III (1975), Graemite, a new Bisbee mineral, Min.Rec.: 6: 32-34.]
  		•  Graphite
    C
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Greenockite
    CdS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Grossular
    Ca
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Habit: Rounded
    Description: Rounded crystals in unoxidized pyritic ores.
    Reference: [Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 94.]
  		•  Groutite
    Mn
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Habit: Tiny
    Colour: Dark brownish-black
    Description: Coats sooty manganese oxides.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 240; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 38.]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Gypsum
    var: Selenite
    Reference: [MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046248, MRDS ID #M241115.]
  		•  Halloysite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Halotrichite
    FeAl
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Hausmannite
    MnMn
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Hemimorphite
    Zn
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Michael D. Cline
  		•  Henryite (TL)
    Ag
     
    3
    		Cu
     
    4
    		Te
     
    4
    Type Locality: Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    Description: Very sparingly in sulfide ores.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 248; Criddle, A.J., et al (1983), Henryite, a new copper-silver telluride from Bisbee, AZ, Bull. Min.: 106: 511-517.]
  		•  Hessite
    Ag
     
    2
    		Te
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Hetaerolite
    ZnMn
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record Vol 12 No.5 pp307]
    Site Photo
    Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Pedro González
  		•  Hexahydrite
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Hisingerite
    Fe
    3+
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Hocartite
    Ag
     
    2
    		(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Zn)SnS
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Hodrušite
    Cu
     
    8
    		Bi
     
    12
    		S
     
    22
    Habit: Laths to 0.5 mm
    Colour: Steel-gray
    Description: Occurs in sulfide ores.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 252; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.]
  		•  Hübnerite
    MnWO
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRecord 24:421-436]
  		•  Hydrobasaluminite
    Al
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    10
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 12-36H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 129.]
  		•  Hydrocerussite
    Pb
     
    3
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Hydrohetaerolite
    ZnMn
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  'Hydromuscovite'
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 105, 265; Schwartz, G.M. (1947), Hydrothermal alteration in the 'porphyry copper' deposits, Econ.Geol.: 42: 319-352; ]
  		•  Hydrozincite
    Zn
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Illite
    K
     
    0.65
    		A
     
    2.0
    		 [][Al
     
    0.65
    		Si,
     
    3.35
    		O
     
    10
    		](OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Ilsemannite
    Mo
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 12:307]
  		•  Iodargyrite
    AgI
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Jacobsite
    Mn
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Description: Occurs as 5 mm blebs in cryptomelane.
    Reference: [Grant, Raymond W., Bideaux, R.A., and Williams, S.A. (2006) Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995-2005: 5.]
  		•  Jalpaite
    Ag
     
    3
    		CuS
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Jarosite
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Johannite
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[OH|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs as a post-mining efflorescence.
    Reference: [Grant, Raymond W., Bideaux, R.A., and Williams, S.A. (2006) Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995-2005: 9.]
  		•  Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Kësterite
    Cu
     
    2
    		(Zn,Fe)SnS
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]; Josef Vajdak (2008) Mineral News, 24, #3, 15.]
  		•  Kettnerite
    (BiO)Ca[F|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Kiddcreekite
    Cu
     
    6
    		SnWS
     
    8
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Kornelite
    Fe
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Kostovite
    CuAuTe
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Krennerite
    (Au,Ag)Te
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Ktenasite
    Zn(Cu,Zn)
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Kuramite
    Cu
     
    3
    		SnS
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Langite
    Cu
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    6
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Laumontite
    CaAl
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Leadhillite
    Pb
     
    4
    		SO
     
    4
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 24: 421.]
  		•  Lepidocrocite
    γ-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Lime
    CaO
    Description: [NOT A NATURAL MINERAL; Created when limestone in a shaft wall was calcined in an underground fire.]
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record Vol 12 No.5 pp 307]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 182; Palache, C. & E.V. Shannon (1920), Higginsite, a new mineral of the olivenite group, Am.Min.: 5: 155-157; Taber, S. & W.T. Schaller (1930), Psittacinite from the Higgins mine, Bisbee, AZ, Am.Min.: 15: 575-579.]
  		•  Linarite
    PbCu[(OH)
     
    2
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Liroconite
    Cu
     
    2
    		Al[(OH)
     
    4
    		|AsO
     
    4
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Grant, Raymond W., Bideaux, R.A., and Williams, S.A. (2006) Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995-2005: 5.]
  		•  Luzonite
    Cu
     
    3
    		AsS
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Magnesite
    MgCO
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 37.]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Manganite
    Mn
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Matildite
    AgBiS
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Mawsonite
    Cu
     
    6
    		Fe
     
    2
    		SnS
     
    8
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Meionite
    Ca
     
    4
    		[CO
     
    3
    		|(Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Description: Occurs on the 500 level in Abrigo Limestone.
    Reference: [Grant, Raymond W., Bideaux, R.A., and Williams, S.A. (2006) Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995-2005: 6.]
  		•  Melanterite
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Melonite
    NiTe
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Metavoltine
    Na
     
    6
    		K
     
    2
    		FeFe
     
    6
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    12
    		O
     
    2
    		·18H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Miersite
    (Ag,Cu)I
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Mimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Minium
    Pb
     
    3
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Mottramite
    Pb(Cu,Zn)[OH|VO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Murdochite
    PbCu
     
    6
    		O
     
    8-x
    		(Cl,Br)
     
    2x
    		 x<=0.5
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Nantokite
    CuCl
    Description: Clear, paraffin-like masses impregnating the cores of vuggy cuprite nodules.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 310; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.]
  		•  Natrolite
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Nekrasovite
    Cu
     
    26
    		V
     
    2
    		(Sn,As,Sb)
     
    6
    		S
     
    32
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Neltnerite
    CaMn
    3+
    6
    		[O
     
    8
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Nolanite
    (V,Fe,Fe,Ti)
     
    10
    		O
     
    14
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 314; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.]
  		•  'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Orthoclase
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Osarizawaite
    Pb(Al,Cu)
     
    3
    		[(OH,H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Paracoquimbite
    Fe
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		·9H
     
    2
    		O
    Colour: Bright pale violet
    Reference: [Grant, Raymond W., Bideaux, R.A., and Williams, S.A. (2006) Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995-2005: 7.]
  		•  Paramelaconite (TL)
    Cu
     
    2
    		Cu
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Type Locality: Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    Habit: Unusually large crystals with forms: {001}, {101}, & {100}.
    Description: Occurs in a matrix of goethite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 183; Koenig, G.A. (1891), On paramelaconite and the associated minerals, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila: 284-291; O'Keefe, M. & J.O. Bovin (1978), The crystal structure of paramelaconite, Cu4O3, Am.Min.: 63: 180-185; Frondel, C. (1941), Paramelaconite: A tetragonal oxide of copper, Am.Min.: 26: 567-672; Min. Rec.:12(5):309; Dana 6:1093; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 27.]
    Site Photo
    Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Van King
  		•  Paratacamite
    Cu
     
    3
    		(Cu,Zn)[(OH)
     
    3
    		|Cl]
     
    2
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 143.]
    Site Photo
    Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2005 M. Kampf
  		•  Paratellurite
    TeO
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Pearceite
    [(Ag,Cu)
     
    6
    		(As,Sb)
     
    2
    		S
     
    7
    		][Ag
     
    9
    		CuS
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Petzite
    Ag
     
    3
    		AuTe
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Pharmacosiderite
    KFe
    3+
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(AsO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 6-7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Pickeringite
    MgAl
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Plancheite
    Cu
     
    8
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Plattnerite
    PbO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Plumbojarosite
    PbFe
    3+
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    4
    Description: Abundant in lead ores adjacent to quartz breccia.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 332; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.]
  		•  Polybasite
    [(Ag,Cu)
     
    6
    		(Sb,As)
     
    2
    		S
     
    7
    		][Ag
     
    9
    		CuS
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Powellite
    Ca[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Prehnite
    Ca
     
    2
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    12
    		(OH)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pseudomalachite
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Psilomelane'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Pyrite
    var: Auriferous Pyrite
    Reference: [Keith, Stanton B. (1973), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 187, Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, AZ: 86 (Table 4); Bonillas, et al (1916): 350; Bryant & Metz (1966): 200-201; Arizona Bureau of Mines files.]
  		•  Pyrolusite
    MnO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pyromorphite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pyrope
    Mg
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 12:315]
  		•  Pyrophyllite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [MinRec 12:310]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Ralstonite
    NaMgAl(F,OH)
     
    6
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record: 24: 421.]
  		•  Rammelsbergite
    NiAs
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Ransomite
    CuFe
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 12:310]
  		•  Rhodochrosite
    MnCO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Rhodostannite
    Cu
     
    2
    		FeSn
     
    3
    		S
     
    8
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Rhomboclase
    (H
     
    5
    		O
     
    2
    		)Fe
    3+
     
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Rickardite
    Cu
     
    7
    		Te
     
    5
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Römerite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·14H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Rosasite
    (Cu,Zn)
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Roscoelite
    K(V,Al)
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Rozenite
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Rucklidgeite
    (Bi,Pb)
     
    3
    		Te
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Sanidine
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Scapolite
    var: Wernerite
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Scheelite
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Habit: Nests of small, prismatic crystals.
    Description: Occurs in muscovite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 400.]
  		•  Sengierite
    Cu
     
    2
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[VO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Initially occurred in one isolated pocket, later more widespread; associated with malachite & disseminated in chalcocite.
    Reference: [Hutton, C.O. (1957), Sengierite from Bisbee, AZ, Am.Min.: 42: 408-411; Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 366; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 77.]
    Site Photo
    Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Michael Cline
  		•  Sepiolite
    Mg
     
    4
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    15
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Sericite'
    Description: Occurs in the Sacramento Hill stock.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 105, 257, 265, 309; Schwartz, G.M. (1947), Hydrothermal alteration in the 'porphyry copper' deposits, Econ.Geol.: 42: 319-352; Schwartz, G.M. (1958), Alteration of biotite under mesothermal conditions, Econ.Geol.: 53: 164-177.]
  		•  Shattuckite (TL)
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|(SiO
     
    3
    		)
     
    4
    		]
    Type Locality: Shattuck Mine (Shattuck-Denn Mine; Shattuck-Arizona Mine; Denn Mine), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    Colour: Blue
    Description: Occurs as pseudomorphs after malachite & as small spherules.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 369; Schaller, W.T. (1915), Four new minerals, Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci.: 5: 7; Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 111.]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Bruce Murphy 2006
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Siderotil
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2008, J. Weissman
  		•  Silver
    Ag
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © www.exceptionalminerals.com
  		•  Smithsonite
    ZnCO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Spangolite
    Cu
     
    6
    		Al[(OH)
     
    12
    		|Cl|SO
     
    4
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2008 Jesse Crawford
  		•  Spertiniite
    Cu(OH)
     
    2
    Habit: Scaly structure
    Colour: Pale blue-green
    Description: Sparse incrustations with internal scaly structure on matrix of crystalline atacamite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 376; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.]
  		•  Spessartine
    Mn
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Spionkopite
    Cu
     
    39
    		S
     
    28
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Stannite
    Cu
     
    2
    		(Fe,Zn)SnS
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 24:433]
  		•  Stannoidite
    Cu
    +
    6
    		Cu
    2+
    2
    		(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Zn)
     
    3
    		Sn
     
    2
    		S
     
    12
    Description: As a coating on, or an infilling between pyritic grains; associated with canfieldite.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 153-154, 379; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.]
  		•  Stevensite
    (Ca,Na)
     
    x
    		Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Stibiconite
    Sb
    3+
     
    		Sb
    5+
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH)
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Stolzite
    Pb[WO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Stromeyerite
    AgCuS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Stützite
    Ag
     
    5-x
    		Te
     
    3
    		, x = 0.24-0.36
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 386; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436; Harris, D.C., et al (1984), Kiddcreekite, a new mineral species from the Kidd mine, Timmins, Ontario, and from the Campbell orebody, Bisbee, AZ, Can.Min.: 22: 227-232.]
  		•  Sulphur
    S
     
    8
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Susannite
    Pb
     
    4
    		SO
     
    4
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Sylvanite
    (Au,Ag)
     
    2
    		Te
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Szomolnokite
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Teineite
    Cu[TeO
     
    3
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Tellurite
    TeO
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Tellurium
    Te
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Tellurobismuthite
    Bi
     
    2
    		Te
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Tennantite
    (Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)
     
    12
    		As
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Tenorite
    CuO
    Reference: [MinRec 12:314]
    Site Photo
    Irish Mag Mine (Calumet and Arizona Mine), Calumet and Arizona group of claims (Calumet and Arizona Mining Company group of claims), Ramsey Canyon, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2007 Peter Cristofono
  		•  Tenorite
    var: Geltenorite
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Tetradymite
    Bi
     
    2
    		Te
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Tetrahedrite
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Thomsonite-Ca
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    5
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    20
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Tilasite
    CaMg[F|AsO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Tolbachite
    CuCl
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Torbernite
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [In the collection of Brent Thorne]
    Site Photo
    Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Brent Thorne 2009
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Description: Most abundant metamorphic gangue of unoxidized pyritic ores.
    Reference: [Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 92.]
  		•  Turgite
    Reference: [http://math.cochise.edu/wellerr/bisbeeminerals.php]
  		•  Turquoise
    Cu(Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 12:314-316]
  		•  Tyuyamunite
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[VO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 5-8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Frondel, C.C. (1958), Systematic mineralogy of uranium and thorium, USGS Bull. 1064: 253.]
  		•  Uraninite
    UO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Uranopilite
    (UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    10
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 12H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs as a post-mining efflorescence.
    Reference: [Grant, Raymond W., Bideaux, R.A., and Williams, S.A. (2006) Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995-2005: 9.]
  		•  Vanadinite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(VO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 12:315]
  		•  Variscite
    var: Ferrian Variscite
    Colour: Pale green
    Description: As unusual pale green, massive ferrian material.
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 412; Sinkankas, J. (1964), Mineralogy for Amateurs. D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., Princeton, NJ.]
  		•  Velikite
    (Cu,Hg)
     
    11
    		Sn
     
    4
    		S
     
    16
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Volkonskoite
    Ca
     
    0.3
    		(Cr,Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		(Si,Al)
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Voltaite
    K
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
    5
    		Fe
    3+
    3
    		Al[SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    12
    		 · 18H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Handbook of Mineralogy]
  		•  Volynskite
    AgBiTe
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
    Site Photo
    Campbell Mine (Campbell shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © Christopher O'Neill
  		•  'Wad'
    Description: With tenorite in a botryoidal growth lining a large natural cavern wall.
    Reference: [Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 27.]
  		•  Willemite
    Zn
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 12:315]
  		•  Wittichenite
    Cu
     
    3
    		BiS
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRec 12:315]
  		•  Wittichenite
    var: Argentian Wittichenite
    Reference: [Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 138; Graeme, R. (1993), Bisbee revisited, Min.Rec.: 24: 421-436.]
  		•  Wolframite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		)WO
     
    4
     
     
    		to (Mn
    2+
     
    		)WO
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Wollastonite
    Ca[SiO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 12:315]
  		•  Wulfenite
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [MinRec 12:315, 24:435]
  		•  Yarrowite
    Cu
     
    9
    		S
     
    8
    Reference: [MinRec 24:421]
  		•  Zincobotryogen
    (Zn,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)Fe
    3+
     
    		[OH|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 24:435]
    Site Photo
    Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
    © 2008, J. Weissman
  		•  Zincocopiapite
    ZnFe
    3+
    4
    		[OH|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 18H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs as a post-mining product.
    Reference: [Grant, Raymond W., Bideaux, R.A., and Williams, S.A. (2006) Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995-2005: 9.]
  		•  Zippeite
    K
     
    4
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    6
    		[(OH)
     
    10
    		|(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs as a post-mining efflorescence.
    Reference: [Grant, Raymond W., Bideaux, R.A., and Williams, S.A. (2006) Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995-2005: 9.]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Zoisite
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    3
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]


    308 entries listed. 276 valid minerals. 5 type localities (valid minerals).

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • Arizona
      • Cochise Co.
        • Mule Mts
          • Warren District
            • Bisbee
              • Gold Gulch
              • Gold Hill
              • Queen Hill
              • Ramsey Canyon
                • Calumet and Arizona group of claims (Calumet and Arizona Mining Company group of claims)

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