Turquoise Ridge, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Turquoise Ridge | Ridge |
| Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District) | Mining District |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 45' 59'' North , 109° 49' 18'' West
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 15km |
Turquoise Ridge trends approximately N 10' W., is about 2 1/2 miles long, and generally less than three-fourths of a mile wide. Its cap of steeply eastward-dipping, hard, weather-resisting Bolsa quartzite presents a crest of sharply-rounded peaks, separated by broad saddles; and its slopes, which consist mainly of fine-grained granite and quartz monzonite porphyry, are very steep. A canyon cuts through the ridge, at an elevation slightly less than 5,000 feet above sea level, in the vicinity of the Leadville property. Browns Peak, which is 5,840 feet above sea level, or about 1,200 feet above the adjacent plain to the east, is this ridge's highest point.
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A) In-text Citation No.Wilson, E.D. (1927) Geology and ore deposits of the Courtland-Gleeson region, Arizona: Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin no. 123, 79 p.: 14.
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District)
- Turquoise Ridge
- Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District)
- Cochise County
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Gilbert Silica Quarry, Turquoise Ridge, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA