Buena Vista and Horse Fall Mines, Dragoon District (Golden Rule District), Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Buena Vista and Horse Fall Mines | Group of Mines |
| Dragoon District (Golden Rule District) | Mining District |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 58' 0'' North , 110° 1' 27'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
32716
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32716:8
GUID (UUID V4):
b8c7e598-48cb-446a-9fd6-11a1f0bd8daa
A Pb-Ag-Cu pair of mines located in the SE¼ sec. 8, T.17S., R.23E.
Mineralization is bedded replacement deposits of oxidized lead and zinc minerals in Paleozoic limestone.
Workings include surface openings and an adit(s). A total of about 75 tons of ore were produced in 1914 and 1937.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Description: Occurs in a quartz-rich garnet tactite. |
| ⓘ Hawleyite Formula: CdS Colour: Yellow Description: Powder coating fractures in a quartz-rich garnet-tactite. |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hawleyite | 2.CB.05a | CdS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Hawleyite | CdS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cd | Cadmium | |
| Cd | ⓘ Hawleyite | CdS |
Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Dragoon District (Golden Rule District)
- Buena Vista and Horse Fall Mines
- Dragoon District (Golden Rule District)
- Cochise County
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
- Dragoon MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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