Bluebird Mine (Bluebird Mines; Tungsten Bluebird Mine; Bluebird Hill Mine; Primos Mine; Primos group), Primos group of claims (Primos Mine), Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 4' 3'' North , 110° 5' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dragoon | 209 (2011) | 6.4km |
| Saint David | 1,699 (2011) | 21.7km |
| Benson | 4,888 (2017) | 22.4km |
| Whetstone | 2,617 (2011) | 26.9km |
| Willcox | 3,552 (2017) | 31.7km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
8751
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8751:6
GUID (UUID V4):
022d34a3-fa57-40c6-a110-c935b57cc848
A former small underground W-Cu-Bi-Be mine located in the SW ¼ sec. 3, and sec. 9, T.16S., R.22E, 2¾ miles SW of the town of Johnson on the north slope of Bluebird Hill, 4 miles NE of Dragoon, on private land. Discovered 1898. First produced 1900. Owned by Primos Chemical Co. (1973). NOTE: Alternate coordinates provided: 32.0667N, 110.0889W.
Mineralization is a vein deposit of hübnerite with minor scheelite, pyrite and chalcopyrite as the ore minerals in irregular quartz veins in fractured and altered Laramide quartz monzonite (the Texas Canyon Stock [Texas pluton]), near Texas Canyon, and within site of Interstate 10, Cochise Co. The veins are narrow, irregular in width, and often pinch out along strike and branch out into small stringers. Two main sets of veins: (1) dip of 60 to 70 SE (2) dip of 35 to 50SE. Striae indicate several directions of movement; the most conspicuous indicate reverse movement. This mine, and nearby mines and prospects, features fluorite that fluoresces pink and light blue (SW UV) as well as chlorophane, which gives a typical green fluorescent reaction.
Local structures include Tertiary block faulting trending NNW. Regionally, Late Cretaceous or Early Tertiary N- to NW-trending folds and thrust faults override to the NE.
Workings include drifts, crosscuts, winzes, raises, stopes, pits, trenches, and tunnels totaling 1,910 meters in length. The vein area extends over several miles SW of Johnson and includes numerous small adits, shafts, open pits and underhand stopes. Significant production ceased in 1918. This was the largest tungsten mine in the Dragoon Quadrangle.
A total of several hundred tons of tungsten concentrates produced from 1900 to 1917 and minor, sporadic production later. This mine yielded rich ore. Some low-grade material remains.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite var. Chlorophane Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Hübnerite Formula: MnWO4 |
| ⓘ Ingodite Formula: Bi2TeS Habit: Small, tabular Colour: Silver-gray Description: Small cleavable crystals in scheelite-bearing garnetite. |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Colour: Silvery Fluorescence: None Description: Occurs as cross-vein oriented books of silvery muscovite crystals in small veinlets (to ¼ inch - 1 cm) across in granite (Texas stock) matrix. References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Ingodite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2TeS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite var. Chlorophane | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| ⓘ | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 | |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Hübnerite | 4.DB.30 | MnWO4 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite var. Chlorophane | CaF2 |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Ingodite | Bi2TeS |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite var. Chlorophane | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Ingodite | Bi2TeS |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Ingodite | Bi2TeS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10039399 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Little Dragoon MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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