Sullivan Mine group (Crosby Mine group; Blue Bell Mine; Copperopolis Mine), California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District), Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 57' 47'' North , 109° 15' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rodeo | 101 (2015) | 25.8km |
| San Simon | 165 (2011) | 34.0km |
| Sunizona | 281 (2011) | 38.1km |
| Cotton City | 388 (2011) | 38.6km |
| Animas | 237 (2011) | 42.9km |
A former small surface and underground Cu-Pb-Zn-Ag-Au group of mines located on 9 claims in sec. 33 & W center ½ sec. 34, T.16S., R.30E. and sec. 10 and center sec. 2, T.17S., R. 30E. (Chiricahua Peak 15 minute topo map), about 3 miles SE of the Hilltop Mine. Discovered 1879. Owned in part, or at times, by the Duluth & Chiricahua Development Co. and the Sullivan Copper Development Co. Operated by G.H. Crosby (? - 1944), Duluth, MN.
Mineralization is comprised of base metal carbonates and sulfides in irregular replacement orebodies in silicated Paleozoic Naco Group limestones and along shear zones in limestone and irregular rhyolite intrusives.
District mineralization is associated with a Tertiary intrusive event. Paleozoic limestone strikes NW and dips 50NE, and rhyolite intruded irregularly. The southern limestone-rhyolite contact trends W and dips 50N. Meager mineralization at the rhyolite-limestone contact.
Workings include open cuts, tunnels, and shafts. About 10 tons of ore were produced in 1915 and some 2,160 tons of ore were produced between 1943 and 1945.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027002 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Chiricahua MountainsMountain Range
- California Mining District (Chiricahua Mining District)Mining District
- Chiricahua MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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