Clair Group of Mines (Empire State Mine), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 4' 53'' North , 109° 20' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San Simon | 165 (2011) | 23.3km |
| Bowie | 449 (2011) | 30.5km |
| Sunizona | 281 (2011) | 36.9km |
| Rodeo | 101 (2015) | 39.8km |
| Cotton City | 388 (2011) | 43.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
32161
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32161:4
GUID (UUID V4):
da27220d-15b4-49cc-8929-c35d768f5e8a
A former small underground Pb-Cu-Ag-Au mine located in the SE ¼, sec. 36, T.15S., R.29E. Owned at times by the Lone Butte Mining Co., Pawnee Mining Co., and the Big Springs Mining Co.
Mineralization is galena and chalcopyrite in a shear zone in faulted Pennsylvanian-Permian Naco Group Limestone intruded by Tertiary dikes and plugs. Silicic dikes and intrusive rock is mapped south of the Naco Group in the mine area.
Workings include tunnels. A few tens of tons of ore were shipped in 1909 and 1910.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10104049 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Chiricahua MountainsMountain Range
- California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District)Mining District
- Chiricahua MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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