Intervener Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Intervener Mine | Mine |
| Tombstone Mining District | Mining District |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 42' 26'' North , 110° 4' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1880
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tombstone | 1,312 (2017) | 0.6km |
| Whetstone | 2,617 (2017) | 25.6km |
| Saint David | 1,699 (2011) | 25.8km |
| Huachuca City | 1,755 (2017) | 26.6km |
| Sierra Vista | 43,355 (2017) | 28.0km |
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:
32968
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32968:9
GUID (UUID V4):
11f8dd3c-524c-4f41-8637-43777f3a6581
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Silver Bill Mine; Costello claim
A former small surface and underground Ag-Pb-Au mine located on 1 claim, in the center of sec. 11, T.20S., R.22E, approximately 0.25 mile (ca. 402 m)
S of Tombstone, on private land. Discovered, and claim patented, in 1880. Owned at times, or in part, by Costello and Giacoma Brothers (sic).
Mineralization is a replacement deposit of irregular, oxidized orebodies of argentiferous galena along a 'northeast' fissure zone cutting Cretaceous Bisbee Group limestone and shales.
Local structures include the Tombstone Basin. Faulting occurred on WNW and NNW trends, post-mineralization.
Workings are both on surface and underground. A shaft at 200 feet (ca. 61 m) deep existed in 1947. A relatively small, sporadic production occurred in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and a few hundred tons in the 1940s.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046261 |
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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
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Tombstone HillsGroup of Hills
- Cochise County
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