Easter Sunday Mine, Gold Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Easter Sunday Mine | Mine |
| Gold Hill | Hill |
| Bisbee | City |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
Easter Sunday Mine, Gold Hill, Bisbee, Warren Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 25' 45'' North , 109° 49' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bisbee | 5,208 (2017) | 9.5km |
| Naco | 1,046 (2011) | 15.3km |
| Naco | 6,064 (2018) | 15.8km |
| McNeal | 238 (2011) | 24.4km |
| Pirtleville | 1,744 (2015) | 26.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 47km |
A former small underground Au-Ag-Silica (smelter flux) mine located in West-central (NW¼SW¼) sec. 17, T.23S., R.25E, on private land. Owned by the Easter Sunday Gold Mining & Milling Co.
Mineralization is irregular free gold, auriferous pyrite, and calcite in a fractured quartzite bed of the Morita Formation of the Cretaceous Bisbee Group.
Workings include a shaft(s) and a tunnel several hundred feet in length. About 2,000 tons of ore were produced as flux in 1900-1911.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Mined for use in converter linings. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 | |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10102423 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Pedregosa BasinBasin
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Mule MountainsMountain Range
- Warren Mining DistrictMining District
- Cochise County
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