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Turquoise from
Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Turquoise
Formula:CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Comments:Occurs on 1200 level as miniute stringers in massive pyrite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Pyrite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Turquoise data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cole Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:220149
Long-form Identifier:1:3:220149:8
GUID (UUID V4):8b7f8a16-42b4-46db-8cd1-1457540f7590
Nearest other occurrences of Turquoise
1.7km (1.1 miles) Lavender Pit, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) Emerald Mine, Silver Plume Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) Manila Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) West Side Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
40.3km (25.1 miles) Turquoise Mountain, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) Avalon Mine, Turquoise Mountain, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) Last Chance Mine (1907 Mine), Casey Hill, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
63.4km (39.4 miles) La Mariquita Mine, Cuitaca, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN COCHISE COUNTY., ARIZONA by Stanton B. Keith Geologist Bulletin 187...187 1973 Reprinted 1985 Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Geological Survey Branch A...A Division of the University of Arizona Tucson ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY TheArizona...of the State legislature. Under this act, the Arizona Bureau of Mines, created in 1915,was renamed and... a division of the Universityof Arizona administered by the Arizona Board of Regents, is charged by the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Nebraska, Lincoln] at 07:52 28 December 2014 Arizona Mineral Classics A rizona contains a wealth of...see copper minerals well represented among the Arizona classics listed in tables 1, 2, and 3. Bideaux...listed 163 different copper minerals found in Arizona. Sixty-one percent of the classic minerals listed...advanced degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and collected personally at many of the classic...his previous article (Rocks & Minerals 1981) on Arizona minerals. 18 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded by
Book (edition)
MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA,FOURTHEDITION V e a o_ of li rizo TI RAYMOND W. GRANT RONALD B. GIBBS...CALLAHAN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON f -- The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona...arizona.edu © 2022 by The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserYed. Published 2022 ISBN-13: 978-0-8165-4358-8...McDonald Co\·er photo: \\ 7 ulfenite, Rowley Mine, Maricopa County, 4 cm high specimen, Evan and Melissa Jones...Grant, Raymond \X'.,author. Title: Mineralogy of Arizona/ Raymond W. Grant [and 4 others] ; maps and illustrations
Book (edition)
MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA • Wu!fenite. Red Cloud mine, Si/County, Arizona...Tucson .. The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, r982, 1995 Arizona Board of Regents All rights...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona/ John W. Anthony ... [et al.]; Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals-Arizona. I. Anthony, John W (John Williams), 1920-. QE375...HISTORY OF ARIZONA MINING AND MINERALOGY The Prehistoric Period 20 Arizona Under Spanish Rule Arizona as a
Book (edition)
~J.RY Mineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen tnine, Bisbee. These old workings were...Richard A. Bideaux THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors . .. JOHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the Uni~ersity of Arizona, where he rose...Gem and Mineral Society, and the University of Arizona. SIDNEY A. WILLIAMS has authored or co-authored
Book (edition)
/BRA PY Muineralogy of Arizona Stope in oxide ore, Copper Queen mine, Bisbee. These old workings were...Peter Kresam and Richard Graeme . Mineralogy of Arizona John W. Anthony, Sidney A. Williams, and Richard...Richard A. Bideaux AN THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS TUCSON, ARIZONA About the Authors... JoHN W. ANTHONY...M.S. degrees in geology from the University of Arizona and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Following...mineralogist with the Arizona Bureau of Mines, he joined the faculty of the University of Arizona, where he rose
Book (edition)
OF ARIZONA Wulfenite. Red Cloud mine, Silver district, Trigo Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona. Smithsonian...by Ed Over. Chip Clark photo. MINERALOGY OF ARIZONA THIRD EDITION W. Anthony Joh n Sidney A. Williams...of Arizona Press / Tucson The University of Arizona Press Copyright © 1977, 1982, 1995 Arizona Board...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mineralogy of Arizona / John W. Anthony . . [et al.] ;Wendell E. Wilson...0-8165-1555-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Minerals—Arizona. QE375-5-A6M56 I. Anthony, John W. (John Williams)
Book (edition)
found in Arizona. In the twelve years since then 61 more minerals have been reported from Arizona, a number...change. This checklist is an effort to bring the Arizona mineral list up to date. Of the 61 minerals added...locality being in Arizona. They are: bechererite from the Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County; ca1cioaravaipaite...from the Grand Reef mine, Graham County; carmichaelite from Gamet Ridge, Apache County; shannonite from...the Grand Reef mine, Graham County; wupatkiite from near Gray Mountain, Coconino County, and grandviewite
Report (issue)
8.06 14.61 Total 100.95 100.00 (1) West Phoenix mine, Cornwall, England. (2) CuFe6 (PO4 )4 (OH)8 • 4H2...Group: Occurrence: Forms a series with turquoise. Turquoise group. A rare mineral in the oxidized zone...Association: Dufrénite, goethite (West Phoenix mine, Cornwall, England); dufrénite, cyrilovite, leucophosphite...Tannenberg mine, Mühlleithen, Saxony; from Hagendorf, Bavaria. From the Miguel Vacas mine, Estremoz,...In the USA, from the Cole and Shattuck mines, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona; in the Tyrone mine, Santa
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Arizona Wulfenite KEN BLADH Geology Department Wittenberg University Springfield, Ohio 45501 kbladh@wittenberg...localities in Arizona with world-class (best-of-species) specimens of wulfenite. Arizona wulfenite specimens...well-established group of nine “best-of-species” Arizona localities, based on the consensus 10   ROCKS &...MINERALS Figure 1. Wulfenite, Defiance mine, Cochise County. Les and Paula Presmyk specimen, 6 cm wide;...order, the Defiance mine, the Glove mine, the Hilltop mine, the Mammoth–St. Anthony mine (Tiger), the Old
Report (issue)
Residents of Arizona MINERALS OF ARIZONA by Frederic W. Galbraith and Daniel J. Brennan THE ARIZONA BUREAU...UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TUCSON FOREWORD As a service about mineral matters in Arizona, the Arizona Bureau of...University of Arizona, is pleased to reprint the long-standing booklet on MINERALS OF ARIZONA. This basic...Dr. Frederic W. Galbraith, as a bulletin of the Arizona Bureau of Mines. It has moved through several editions...released in its Fourth Edition as Bulletin 181, Arizona Bureau of Mines. The comprehensive coverage of
Catalog/List
Devonian, Silica Shale Formation Sylvania, Ohio, USA This is an almost pristine specimen of the classic...maximus Ordovician, Richmond Formation Mt. Orab, Ohio, USA This classic specimen of Isotelus maximus, the State...Edwardsville Formation Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA This robust little example is of the same genus as...Edwardsville Formation Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA This small but exceptional slate block features an...Paleocene, Ft. Union Formation Glendive, Montana, USA This is a good fossil leaf specimen with fine detail
Report (issue)
itty nf l\rt~nttU iullrtttt ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES MINERALS OF ARIZONA By FREDERIC W. GALBRAITH...(Revised) ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL BULLETIN NO. 153 One dollar (Free to residents of Arizona) PUBLISHED...PUBLISHED BY lIlniul'r.lluy nf Arizuna TUCSON. ARIZONA SERIES No. 17, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION...bulletin will be forwarded to the Arizona Bureau of Mines, University of Arizona, Tucson. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This description of the minerals of Arizona has been largely compiled from publications and manuscripts
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University] at 01:02 21 December 2014 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona E veryone likes blue minerals. Most...including the Harborside mine at Brooksville, Hancock County, and the Lubec lead mine and prospects at Pembroke...Washington County. It has also been found at the old lead mines at Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut;...Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; the old Gorham (Mascot mine), Coos County, New Hampshire; as...iron mine at Andover, and as an accessory mineral at Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey;
Catalog/List
recenUy acquired a huge old collection from an Arizona dealer/collector who was selling out due to age...fine quallty materlal wlth approxlmately 80% from Arizona localilies. This dealer had contacts with numerous...numerous miners at many of the famous mines In Arizona, and compiled this huge hoard betwecn 1960 and 1990...other ncw material from sources othcr than thc Arizona coilection. Due to the tremendous amount of new...COLLECT/ON: RED CLOUD WULFENITE: Red Cloud Mine, La Paz County, Arizona: The best wulfenite locallty in the
Journal (issue)
Bisbee! Wm ,' .\ V> s K * *SKE» •\v ¥*• S\* 'W , 4 .v - N ■ST. -•••,> • ■% SW 'VARIZONA-III ^-^v...The Mineralogical Record P. O. Box 35565 Tucson, Arizona 85740 g_ g — —^ affiliated with the Friends of...September-October 1981 Arizona-m famous mineral localities: Bidee, Arizona by Richard W. Graeme a...Record Third in a series id four issues devoted to Arizona published bimonthly by the Mineralogical Record...B-2120 Schoten COVER: AZURITE on malachite from Bisbee, about 6 inches tall. William Larson specimen;
Catalog/List
good stuff that used to come out of the Marencl mine, ~ut the price is a whole lot better. specimens...copper leaching operation at one of the mines In Arizona. Chalchanthite 11 water soluble, so It ts ganeraUy...CLEANED COPPER AND MALACHITE: Southwest Mine, Bisbee, Arizona: I've had these for a few years now and...DJOPTASE on CHRYSOCOLLA: Morenci, Greenlee Co., Arizona: 1.6 to 2 Inch specimen of colorful emerald green...juat collected this spring immediately before the mine was closed for refilling and reolalmlng. There will
Catalog/List
last. TOTAL WRECK WULFENITE: Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona; Nice butterscotch to near clear thumbnails...inch specimens, $25.00 each. CAMPYLITE: Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England; A unique and rare species...at $15.00 each. BROOKITE: Magnet Cove, Garland County, Arkansas; Dipyramidal thumbnail crystals mounted...structures. $20.00 each DENDRITIC WIRESIL VER Elure Mine, Cobar, NWS, Australia; Fine crystalline wire silver...priced at $20.00 each CINNABAR AND STIBNITE: Gorlovka Mine, Ukraine; Nice thumbnails mounted in plastic perky
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[Korea University] at 11:41 06 January 2015 Moonta Mine, South Australia, Australia W ere it not for a...the famous mercury mines of Terlingua, Brewster County, Texas. Of these five species, only atacamite is...localities. Consequently, an atacamite from the Moonta mine, South Australia, Australia, has been suggested...instrumentation from the Zinc Corporation of America No. 4 mine at Balmat, New York, and in association with granophyllite...vicinity of Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, and the Wheatley mine near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407, USA College of Natural Sciences, California State University...5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407, USA a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...include: 1) termite, 2) bat, 3) atmospheric and 4) coal mine fires and natural gas. It is clear that in three...temperatures in coal bed fires is 1.9‰ (Pennsylvania, USA) to 1.7‰ (Germany). © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights...Gerhardtite forms orthorhombic crystals of emerald- to turquoise-blue color. It was first described as a natural
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals from “classic” localities, especially the Arizona localities; and yearning for crystals of exceptional...other exotic oxidized zone in an as-yet-undeveloped mine. For now, however, Tsumeb holds top honors for the...name leadhillite in 1832, establishing the Susanna mine, Leadhills, as the type locality (Dana 1896). There...Figure 1. Leadhillite, 6.7 cm high, from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Formerly in the Houston Museum...pseudomorphing leadhillite crystals to 5 mm, from the Susanna mine, Leadhills, Scotland. This is the underside of the
Catalog/List
WULFENITE & ASSOC/A TIONS: Finch Mine (AKA Barking Spider), Pinal County, Arizona: Very nice combinations which...ROWLEYWULFENITE &ASSOCIATIONS: Rowley Mine, Painted Rock Mtns., Maricopa Co., Arizona: Clear golden wulfenite crystals...30.00 each GLOVE WULFENITE: Glove Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Very nice crystalline specimens with...each YUMA WULFENITE: Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: Butterscotch to deep orange-red...mounted in 1 1/4 79 WULFENITE: 79 Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizo _na: Transparent bright yellow
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
reexamination of the turquoise group: the mineral aheylite, planerite (redefined), turquoise and coeruleolactite...Box 25046 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, USA AND JOSEPH E. TAGGART, JR. M.S. 973, U.S. Geological...Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, USA The turquoise group has the general formula: Ao_IB6(PO...- 2 , and consists of six members: planerite, turquoise, faustite, aheylite, chalcosiderite and an unnamed...15 pure samples of microcrystalline planerite, turquoise, and aheylite show that a maximum of two of the
Journal (issue)
Record Inc., 6349 N. Orange Tree Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85740 The Mineralogical Record Inc. Is a non-profit...Volume Fourteen, Number Five ARIZONA- V Articles Lost mines of Arizona ................................Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona 283 by W. J. Thomas and R. B. Gibbs Famous...R. A. Bideaux Famous mineral localities: the Ray mine ..................................................Allgood and C. Williams Black dioptase from Tiger, Arizona ..............................................
Report (issue)
Mineralized Areas of the Basin and Range Province in Arizona By Stanley B. Keith 1 Lorraine Schnabel 2 , Ed...editorial standards and stratigraphic nomenclature. Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology; present...Tunder Dr., Phoenix, Arizona 85044 2U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado 80225 Arizona Bureau of Geology...Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85719 ^J.C. Wilt and Co., 3035 So. Shiela Ave., Tucson, Arizona 85746 Contents...Mineralized Areas of the Basin and Range Province in Arizona..............................................in
 
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