Silver Queen Mine, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Silver Queen Mine | Mine |
| Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District) | Mining District |
| Comobabi Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° North , 111° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
35534
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:35534:7
GUID (UUID V4):
d2fa787d-db61-4661-9d3e-d27f6352e152
Ref.: Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 113 (Table 4).
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
A Ag-Cu-Au-Pb mine located in the NE ΒΌ sec. 4, T.16S., R.4E. (protracted). Owned at times, or in part, by the Silver Queen Consolidated Mining Co.; Bartlett; and, Luofboro & Nelson.
Mineralization is irregular, partly oxidized quartz vein with dolomite stringers and spotty pyrite, chalcopyrite, and galena. Ruby silver occurred in the oxidized zone.
Workings include shaft operations. Worked sporadically since the early 1910's to the 1950's. It produced some 125 tons of ore averaging about 18 oz. Ag/T, 1.6% Cu, 0.1 oz. Au/T and minor Pb.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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
- Mojave DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔Tohono O'odham ReservationReservation
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