Oregon-Prompter Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Oregon-Prompter 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' 20'' North , 110° 4' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tombstone | 1,312 (2017) | 2.8km |
| Whetstone | 2,617 (2017) | 25.0km |
| Huachuca City | 1,755 (2017) | 25.4km |
| Sierra Vista | 43,355 (2017) | 26.3km |
| Saint David | 1,699 (2011) | 27.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 26km |
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 34km |
A former small underground Ag-Mn-Au mine group located in the southern border area of secs. 14 & SE¼ sec. 15, T20S, R22E, G&SRM, 1.5 miles (2.41 km) S of Tombstone, on private land. The Prompter shaft is in the NW¼SW¼ sec. 14 & about 1,250 feet (ca. 381 m) E of the Oregon Mine. Owned by the Boston & Arizona Smelting & Reduction Co. and the Tombstone Development Co.
Mineralization is irregular, pipe-like to tabular replacement orebodies, mainly oxidized manganiferous silver ores, along the footwall of the Prompter fault zone in Pennsylvanian-Permian Naco Group limestone and controlled by bedding plane slips and 'northeast' fractures.
Local structures include the Prompter Fault, a reverse fault with E-W trend and a steep south dip.
Workings include shaft openings and total 1,371.6 meters in length and 167.64 meters deep. There are 2 shafts, 5 levels. The length of the workings is estimated from the mine map. A few tens of thousands of tons of ore were produced in the group at irregular intervals from 1883 to 1950. The 1883 to 1891 production figures were reported under the Vizina Mine in ABGMT-USBM files. Other Oregon-Prompter data are included under the Tombstone group.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bayldonite Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Cornwallite Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Duftite Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Mottramite Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Olivenite Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ Vauquelinite Formula: Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Vauquelinite | 7.FC.05 | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Olivenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cornwallite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Duftite | 8.BH.35 | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Mottramite | 8.BH.40 | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Bayldonite | 8.BH.45 | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| Cu | ⓘ Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| As | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| As | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| As | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Vauquelinite | Pb2Cu(CrO4)(PO4)(OH) |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10102445 |
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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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Oregon-Prompter Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA