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Comstock Mine, Dos Cabezas Mining District (Two Heads Mining District), Dos Cabezas Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Comstock MineMine
Dos Cabezas Mining District (Two Heads Mining District)Mining District
Dos Cabezas MountainsMountain Range
Cochise CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 17' 24'' North , 109° 40' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Willcox3,552 (2017)15.5km
Bowie449 (2011)17.9km
San Simon165 (2011)41.9km
Dragoon209 (2011)45.1km
Sunizona281 (2011)45.4km
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ClubLocationDistance
Sunsites Gem and Mineral ClubPearce, Arizona45km
Mindat Locality ID:
16517
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16517:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Habit: Well-crystallized, paper-thin, tetragonal platelets
Colour: Pearly-white to pale tan
Description: Occurs in gossan; crystals in voids.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gladite
Formula: PbCuBi5S9
Description: Occurs as small beads strung along margins of pekoite prisms, which it appears to be replacing.
Mottramite
Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Mottramite var. Duhamelite
Formula: (Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Pekoite
Formula: PbCuBi11S18
Habit: Prismatic
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Uytenbogaardtite
Formula: Ag3AuS2
Description: Occurs as small patches to 0.5 mm in galena.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Uytenbogaardtite2.BA.75Ag3AuS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Gladite2.HB.05aPbCuBi5S9
Pekoite2.HB.05aPbCuBi11S18
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Mottramite
var. Duhamelite
8.BH.40(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
H MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
OOxygen
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
O MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S GladitePbCuBi5S9
S PekoitePbCuBi11S18
S UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2
CaCalcium
Ca Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
VVanadium
V Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
V MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
CuCopper
Cu Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Cu GladitePbCuBi5S9
Cu MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Cu PekoitePbCuBi11S18
AgSilver
Ag UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2
WTungsten
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Au UytenbogaardtiteAg3AuS2
PbLead
Pb Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb GladitePbCuBi5S9
Pb MottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
Pb PekoitePbCuBi11S18
BiBismuth
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Bi Mottramite var. Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Bi GladitePbCuBi5S9
Bi PekoitePbCuBi11S18

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