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Cyclone Mine, Costello Mine group (Costello claims), Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Cyclone MineMine
Costello Mine group (Costello claims)Group of Mines
CourtlandTown (Former)
Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District)Mining District
Cochise CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 46' 36'' North , 109° 48' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Elfrida459 (2011)15.8km
Sunizona281 (2011)19.2km
McNeal238 (2011)23.8km
Tombstone1,312 (2017)24.9km
Dragoon209 (2011)35.0km
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Sunsites Gem and Mineral ClubPearce, Arizona14km
Mindat Locality ID:
33008
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33008:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former small underground Pb-Zn-Ag mine located in the East-central sec. 17, T.19S., R.25E, 1 mile NW of Courtland, on private land. Produced 1942. Operated at times by Mr. Paul Warnekross and Mr. L. Jones.

Mineralization is a contact metasomatic deposit with base metal sulfides plus lead carbonate and sulphate along the contact zone of Carboniferous limestone and intrusive quartz monzonite.

Local structures include limestone thrust over rhyolite; fault dips 40W; limestone dips 45E.

Workings include a shaft(s). A few tons of ore were produced in the early 1900's and 45 tons of ore were produced in 1942.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Galena
Formula: PbS
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
O AnglesitePbSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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