McLenden Mine, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| McLenden 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° 46' 14'' North , 109° 48' 52'' West
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 15km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Turquoise King Mine
A former small surface and underground Cu-Ag-Au mine located in the NE ¼ sec. 20, T.19S., R.25E, ½ mile south of Turquoise Mountain on private land. Produced 1935. Owned at times, or in part, by the Leadville Mining Co. and the Holmes Copper Co. Mine operator A.M. Moore, 1935.
Mineralization is copper sulfides (Chalcopyrite, Bornite, and sooty Chalcocite) in small stringers, disseminations, and irregular replacements in steeply dipping Abrigo Limestone intruded by quartz monzonite porphyry dikes.
Local structures include smaller post-enrichment faults strike SW to N-S with variable dip. The Abrigo Limestone dips 70E locally. The faulted contact to the east is with Mississippian limestones.
Workings include a shaft(s). A total of some 1,460 tons of ore were produced in 1924-1926 and a few tons in 1935.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Description: In stringers, disseminations & irreg. replacements. |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Description: Sooty variety in stringers, disseminations & irreg. replacements. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Description: In stringers, disseminations & irreg. replacements. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10048116 |
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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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