Copper Rocks Mine, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Copper Rocks Mine | Mine |
| Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District) | Mining District |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 47' 12'' North , 109° 51' 41'' West
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 14km |
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 49km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Copperrox Mine; Copper Rox Mine; Copper Ox Mine; Barrett group; Arizona Copper Syndicate of Providence Mine
A former small surface and underground Cu-Ag-Mn-Au mine located in the NW ¼ sec. 13, T.19S., R.24E. (Pearce 15 minute topo map), Approximately 4 miles NW of Courtland, on private land. Produced 1915-1919. Owned at times, or in part, by the Arizona Copper Syndicate of Providence and the Copperrox Mining Co.
Mineralization is a contact metasomatic deposit containing copper carbonates with irregular bunches and lenses of wad and pyrolusite along faults and fractures in slivers of Carboniferous limestone along and near granitic intrusive. Alteration is oxidation in the uppermost 100 feet.
Local structures include one fault with a N-S strike and dip of 65E. Other faults strike E-W, with steep dips. Limestone is thrusted over rhyolite, fault sips 40W, the limestone dips 45E.
Workings include a shaft(s) and tunnel workings. Some 1,070 tons of copper ore were produced in 1915-1918 and a few tons of manganese smelter flux were also produced. 1919 was the last year of copper and silver production.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ 'Wad' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Wad' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046251 |
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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
- Dragoon MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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