Blacktail Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Blacktail Mine group | Group of Mines |
| Tombstone Mining District | Mining District |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 41' 17'' North , 110° 3' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Deposit first discovered:
1941
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tombstone | 1,312 (2017) | 2.8km |
| Whetstone | 2,617 (2017) | 26.1km |
| Huachuca City | 1,755 (2017) | 26.4km |
| Sierra Vista | 43,355 (2017) | 27.1km |
| Saint David | 1,699 (2011) | 27.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 27km |
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 33km |
A former small surface and underground Mn-Ag-Au mine group/prospect located in South-central sec. 14, T.20S., R.22E, 1.5 miles (2.41 km) S of Tombstone, on private land. Discovered 1941. Operated by the Tombstone Development Co.
Mineralization is argentiferous manganese oxides in narrow, discontinuous lenses along a fissure zone in Mississippian Escabrosa Limestone.
Local structures include the Ajax Hill Horst, bounded on the west by the Ajax Hill Fault, on the north by the Prompter Fault, and on the south by the Horquilla Peak Fault. The Mn-Ag mineralization phase followed an Fe-Pb-Zn phase.
Workings are shallow. Some manganiferous silver ore was shipped in the past.
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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.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027103 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Tombstone HillsGroup of Hills
- Cochise County
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Blacktail Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA