Defiance Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Defiance Mine | Mine |
| Costello Mine group | Group of Mines |
| Gleeson | Town (Former) |
| Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District) | Mining District |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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31° 44' 35'' North , 109° 49' 23'' West
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A former small underground Pb-Zn-Ag-Cu-Au-V mine located in the North-central sec. 32, T.19S., R.25E., immediately west of the Silver Bill Mine, on a southwest slope of Gleeson Ridge. Produced 1900-1958. Owned by the Giacoma Brothers.
Mineralization is a replacement deposit of oxidized ore, associated with abundant limonite, that occurred as scattered, oxidized replacement orebodies along prominent fault fissures in Pennsylvanian-Permian Naco Group limestone near the contact with intrusive quartz monzonite. Ore control was faults and fractures in limestone and also along a dike perpendicular to bedding.
In the marble, 50 to 60 feet north of its fault contact, there were found two fissures with abundant gouge, striking N.85ºE. and dipping 55º to 60ºN. Along them were replacement bodies about 5 feet wide, chiefly of limonitic material which in places contain chlorargyrite together with low percentages of lead and zinc.
Here metamorphosed impure Permian (?) limestone dipping 40º eastward is separated from marble on the north by a fault that strikes N.80ºE. and dips 55º to 60º northward. This fault is of the same general east-west system as the boundary faults within the Mystery and Silver Bill Mines. In the Defiance workings it intersects a fault that strikes northwestward and dips 60ºNE, flattening upward.
Associated rock units include the Sugarloaf Quartz Latite Porphyry, the Gleeson Quartz Monzonite and the Copper Bell Quartz Monzonite Porphyry.
Local structures include limestone near a quartz monzonite contact; brecciated fault zones, the N- to NNW-trending Gleeson Ridge Overthrust and, bedding plane faults.
Workings include an adit level with some 440 feet of drifts and 2 winzes, each 100 feet deep. Sporadic production of 10,000, or more, tons of ore occurred from the early 1900's to 1958.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Aurorite Formula: Mn2+Mn4+3O7 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 References: |
| ⓘ Coronadite Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ Descloizite Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Fraipontite Formula: (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 Description: Mixed with sauconite. References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Plattnerite Formula: PbO2 |
| ⓘ Plumbojarosite ? Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Colour: Almost red. Description: Visual identification only. Occurs with cerussite and wulfenite. References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Sauconite Formula: Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O Description: Mixed with fraipontite. References: |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO |
| ⓘ Willemite Formula: Zn2SiO4 Habit: Micro-crystals |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Plattnerite | 4.DB.05 | PbO2 |
| ⓘ | Coronadite | 4.DK.05a | Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
| ⓘ | Aurorite | 4.FL.20 | Mn2+Mn4+3O7 · 3H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Plumbojarosite ? | 7.BC.10 | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Descloizite | 8.BH.40 | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Willemite | 9.AA.05 | Zn2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Sauconite | 9.EC.45 | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Fraipontite | 9.ED.15 | (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Aurorite | Mn2+Mn34+O7 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Fraipontite | (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Sauconite | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Aurorite | Mn2+Mn34+O7 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Fraipontite | (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Plattnerite | PbO2 |
| O | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Sauconite | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| O | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Sauconite | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Fraipontite | (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Sauconite | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Fraipontite | (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sauconite | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Aurorite | Mn2+Mn34+O7 · 3H2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Zn | ⓘ Fraipontite | (Zn,Al)3((Si,Al)2O5)(OH)4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sauconite | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Willemite | Zn2SiO4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
| Pb | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Plattnerite | PbO2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027116 |
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Defiance Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA