Copper Mountain Mine (Black Peak Mine group), Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 26' 41'' North , 111° 15' 31'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Arivaca | 695 (2011) | 16.1km |
| Tumacacori-Carmen | 393 (2015) | 25.0km |
| Rio Rico | 18,962 (2011) | 26.9km |
| Aduana del SΓ‘sabe | 1,295 (2018) | 27.4km |
| Tubac | 1,191 (2011) | 27.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
34021
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34021:1
GUID (UUID V4):
83f94ff5-9d1d-4e2e-8fad-2d7652c38d0a
A former small underground Pb-Ag-Cu-Zn-Au mine located in T21S, R15E, about Β½ mile south of the Anaconda camp, 3 miles WSW from Ruby, on National Forest land. Owned at times, or in part, by Parks; Anaconda-Arizona Mining Co.; Altamirano; and the Boulder Mining Co.
Mineralization is a 10 foot wide east-west vertical mineralized shear zone in andesite. The croppings are stained with, and contain, copper carbonates and limonite. The carbonate is principally azurite. Iron and copper sulphides begin at the bottom of the shaft.
Workings include a 45 foot shaft and a 90 foot long tunnel. Production was 1 car of ore to 1901.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Description: Some is beautifully crystallized. |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Pb | β Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10162131 |
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