Sulphuret Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sulphuret Mine | Mine |
| Tombstone Mining District | Mining District |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 42' 28'' North , 110° 4' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tombstone | 1,312 (2017) | 0.6km |
| Whetstone | 2,617 (2017) | 25.5km |
| Saint David | 1,699 (2011) | 25.7km |
| Huachuca City | 1,755 (2017) | 26.5km |
| Sierra Vista | 43,355 (2017) | 27.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 28km |
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 32km |
Mindat Locality ID:
32989
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32989:2
GUID (UUID V4):
69079ede-f76b-42a4-b01f-851cd8ba9509
A former small underground Ag-Pb-Zn-Au-Cu mine located in the SE ¼ sec. 11, T.20S., R.22E, ½ mile S of Tombstone, on private land. Owned at times, or in part, by the Contention Mining Co., the Western Mining Co., the Tombstone Consolidated Mines Co., Bunker Hill Mines Co., and the Tombstone Development Co.
Mineralization is oxidized argentiferous lead and zinc ores and deeper sulfides in irregular replacement orebodies along a broad anticlinial fold in Cretaceous Bisbee Group Limestone and intersecting 'northeast' fissures.
Local structures include the Tombstone Basin, tilting to the NW after mineralization; NNW granodiorite dike is the mine area.
Workings include the main shaft at 600 feet deep (1881). Workings ultimately were 914.4 meters in length (length of workings estimated) and 160.02 meters deep. One of the original shafts of the Tombstone District. Some 20,000 tons of ore were produced, mainly in the early 1900's. Workings adjoin the Contention and Head Center shafts, about 50 yards SE. Production statistics were included under the Tombstone group in ABGMT-USBM files.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10102438 |
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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
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