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Last Chance Mine, Casey Hill, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Last Chance MineMine
Casey HillHill
CourtlandTown (Former)
Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District)Mining District
Cochise CountyCounty
ArizonaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 46' 28'' North , 109° 48' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Elfrida459 (2011)15.6km
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McNeal238 (2011)23.6km
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Dragoon209 (2011)35.2km
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Sunsites Gem and Mineral ClubPearce, Arizona15km
Mindat Locality ID:
33022
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33022:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
1907 Mine


A former small Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag-Au-Gemstone occurrence/mine located in the corner of secs. 16, 17, 20 & 21, T19S, R25E, G&SRM, on the northern slope of Casey Hill, approximately ½ mile NW of Courtland. Produced 1912-1949. Owned by A.G. Stevenson (1949), and leased to D.F. Morris; and, Warnekros.

Mineralization is a replacement deposit with irregular pockets and blanket-like deposits of lead, zinc, and minor copper ores, largely oxidized, in Pennsylvanian-Permian Naco Group limestone. Ore control was by faults and fractures in limestone; also, along a dike perpendicular to bedding. Associated rocks include Paleocene-Late Permian quartz monzonite.

An ore body stoped in 1949 occurred near the south boundary fault and ranged in thickness from 1½ feet on the north to 10 feet on the south. It contained sulfides.

Here the principal rock is medium-bedded, gray Naco Limestone which in places includes lenses of chert and layers of shale or hornfels. Monzonite porphyry irregularly intrudes the limestone. The beds strike N30W and dip prevailingly eastward (40-50NE), but locally are deformed by flexures, low-angle faults, and steeply-dipping faults.

Workings include surface and underground openings. An old shaft was reported to be 100 feet deep with approximately 75 feet of southwesterly drift.

Production was about 700 tons of ore produced intermittently from 1912 through 1949.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


49 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcoalumite
Formula: CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Chalcophanite
Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite
Formula: Cu2O
Cyanotrichite
Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Delafossite
Formula: Cu+Fe3+O2
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Glaucocerinite
Formula: (Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Libethenite
Formula: Cu2(PO4)(OH)
'Limonite'
Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrophyllite
Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Ranciéite
Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Woodwardite
Formula: Cu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite
var. Chalcotrichite
4.AA.10Cu2O
4.AA.10Cu2O
Delafossite4.AB.15Cu+Fe3+O2
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Lepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Chalcophanite4.FL.20ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Ranciéite4.FL.40(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Glaucocerinite7.DD.35(Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
Woodwardite7.DD.35Cu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
Chalcoalumite7.DD.75CuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Cyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Libethenite8.BB.30Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
H ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
H ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
H Glaucocerinite(Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
H LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
H LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
H Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O CupriteCu2O
O CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
O DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Glaucocerinite(Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
O LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
O LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Al ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Al Glaucocerinite(Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
S GalenaPbS
S Glaucocerinite(Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
MnManganese
Mn ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Mn Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12 · 3H2O
Cu Cuprite var. ChalcotrichiteCu2O
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DelafossiteCu+Fe3+O2
Cu LibetheniteCu2(PO4)(OH)
Cu LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cu WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Zn Glaucocerinite(Zn1-xAlx)(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
AgSilver
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2

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