Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Grand Central Mine | Mine |
| Contention-Grand Central Mine group | Group of Mines |
| Tombstone Mining District | Mining District |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 42' 9'' North , 110° 3' 42'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tombstone | 1,312 (2017) | 1.3km |
| Whetstone | 2,617 (2017) | 26.3km |
| Saint David | 1,699 (2011) | 26.6km |
| Huachuca City | 1,755 (2017) | 27.0km |
| Sierra Vista | 43,355 (2017) | 28.2km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 28km |
| Sunsites Gem and Mineral Club | Pearce, Arizona | 32km |
A former large output underground Ag-Au-Pb-Cu-Zn occurrence/mine located in T20S, R22E, on a claim of 1,500 feet (0.46 km) by 600 feet (0.18 km), 0.75 mile (1.21 km) S of Tombstone, on private land. Owned at times, or in part, by the Western Mining Company; the Centurion-Arizona Mining Company; the Grand Central Mining Company; the Tombstone Mill & Mining Company; the Head Center Company; the Head Center & Tranquility Company; the Contention Mining Company; the Tombstone Consolidated Mines Company; the Bunker Hill Mines Company; A.P. Giacoma; and the Tombstone Development Company.
Mineralization is oxidized argentiferous and auriferous galena and minor copper and zinc ores in large, rich orebodies in faulted and fractured segments of a large dike, and in brecciated footwall zones of the dike, hosted in the Bisbee Group Limestone. Ore was also found in replacements of Cretaceous Bisbee Group limestone beds that were intersected by "northeast" fissures. The Bisbee Group limestone is recrystallized. Associated rocks include Late Cretaceous diorite. Local rocks include Cretaceous to Late Jurassic sedimentary rocks with minor volcanic rocks.
The shaft is in the N-S Tranquility Fault, dipping 67-70SE. This fault is cut within the workings by the Grand Central Fault, which strikes NW.
Local structures include the Tombstone Basin.
Workings include underground openings with extensive shaft(s), with one to 500 feet (ca. 152 m) deep; 3 levels at 500 feet (ca. 152 m), 600 feet (ca. 183 m) & 1,100 feet (ca. 335 m). Workings total 1,524 meters long and 137.16 meters deep. Workings were on six levels, many stopes were in the upper 250 feet (ca. 76 m). The total length of workings is estimated. There are 2 shafts, the northerly shaft is the deepest. The workings adjoin the Contention workings to the north. One of the earliest and most productive mines of the district.
Over $10,000,000 (period values) was produced prior to 1886 and several hundred thousand tons were produced from the 1880s to the early 1900s. After 1886, production includes the Contention shaft. There was some sporadic production up to 1929.
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28 valid minerals. 6 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc. 1 erroneous literature entry.
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| ⓘ Formula: Sr2Mn3+(AsO4)2(OH) Description: see https://www.mindat.org/mesg-573772.html |
| ⓘ Altaite Formula: PbTe Description: Occurs rimmed by dunhamite. |
| ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 References: Thorne, Brent (n.d.) Personal communcation.Visually identified |
| ✪ Backite (TL) Formula: Pb2AlTeO6Cl Type Locality: Habit: Hexagonal plates stacked on each other. Colour: Gray to white. References: Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2014) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2014, CNMNC Newsletter No 19. Mineralogical Magazine, 78 (1) 165-170 doi:10.1180/minmag.2014.078.1.12 Tait, Kimberly T., Dicecco, Veronica, Ball, Neil A., Hawthorne, Frank C., Kampf, Anthony R. (2014) Backite, Pb2Al(TeO6)Cl, a new tellurate mineral from the Grand Central mine, Tombstone Hills, Cochise County, Arizona: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 52 (6) 935-942 doi:10.3749/canmin.1400047 |
| ✪ Bairdite Formula: Pb2Cu2+4Te6+2O10(OH)2(SO4) · H2O Habit: Monoclinic crystal shaped like a spear. Colour: Bright, fluorescent green. References: Thorne, Brent (n.d.) Personal communcation.Brent Thorne specimen. EDS and XRD analyzed. |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| ⓘ 'Dunhamite' Formula: PbTeO3(?) Description: ccurs as rims on altaite and associated with rodalquilarite. |
| ⓘ Emmonsite Formula: Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Fairbankite (TL) Formula: Pb2+12(Te4+O3)11(SO4) Type Locality: Habit: Crystals less than 0.5 mm Colour: Colorless Description: Tiny, clear crystals in thin crusts plastered of walls of voids left by leaching of galena. Closely associated with oboyerite. |
| ✪ Flaggite (TL) Formula: Pb4Cu2+4Te6+2(SO4)2O11(OH)2(H2O) Type Locality: References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: Locality descriptionIdentification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Galena var. Gold-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Au References: Locality descriptionIdentification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Ag |
| ⓘ 'Girdite' Formula: H2Pb3(Te4+O3)(Te6+O6) Description: Occurs as dense, chalky spherules to 3 mm diameter & some to 6 mm. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Habit: Subhedral 0.2 mm grain Colour: Translucent dark orange Description: in a vug with yellow crud References: Marek Chorazewicz (2026) Personal collection, ex. Ch. Revitzer, confirmed by Raman with Bob Housley at CalTech GeoPlanetary lab.Identification: Raman Spectroscopy |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Description: Occurs as a component of quartz-adularia-opal rock formed by alteration of granodiorite. |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Description: Occurs as a component of quartz-adularia-opal rock formed by alteration of granodiorite. |
| ⓘ Murphyite (TL) Formula: Pb(Te6+O4) Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Müllerite Formula: Pb2Fe3+(Te6+O6)Cl Habit: Platelets up to 10 um, filling a tiny vug Colour: Parly yellow References: Marek Chorazewicz (2026) Personal collection, ex. Ch. Revitzer, confirmed by Raman with Bob Housley at CalTech GeoPlanetary lab.Identification: Raman Spectroscopy |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag References: |
| ⓘ 'Oboyerite' (FRL) Type Locality: Colour: Milk-white Description: Occurs as spherules perched on clear, botryoidal opal (hyalite), in turn coating jarosite filling voids left in altered shale by removal of galena. |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Description: Occurs as a component of quartz-adularia-opal rock formed by alteration of granodiorite. |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O Description: Occurs coating jarosite and hosting oboyerite spherules. |
| ⓘ Ottoite Formula: Pb2TeO5 |
| ⓘ Plumbotellurite Formula: Pb(TeO3) |
| ⓘ Poughite Formula: Fe3+2(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O References: Marek Chorazewicz (2026) Personal collection, ex. Ch. Revitzer, confirmed by Raman with Bob Housley at CalTech GeoPlanetary lab.Identification: Raman Spectroscopy |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs as a component of quartz-adularia-opal rock formed by alteration of granodiorite. |
| ⓘ Raspite Formula: Pb(WO4) |
| ⓘ Rodalquilarite Formula: Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
| ✪ Schieffelinite Formula: Pb10Te6+6O20(OH)14(SO4)(H2O)5 References: |
| ⓘ Thorneite Formula: Pb6(Te6+2O10)(CO3)Cl2(H2O) References: Marek Chorazewicz (2026) Personal collection, ex. Ch. Revitzer, confirmed by Raman with Bob Housley at CalTech GeoPlanetary lab.Identification: Raman Spectroscopy |
| ✪ Tombstoneite (TL) Formula: (Ca0.5Pb0.5)Pb3Cu2+6Te6+2O6(Te4+O3)6(Se4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O Type Locality: |
| ✪ Winstanleyite (TL) Formula: TiTe4+3O8 Type Locality: Habit: simple cubes to 0.5 mm on an edge Colour: Yellow, tan, cream-colored Description: Occurs in a quartz-adularia-opal rock formed by alteration of granodiorite. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| ⓘ | var. Gold-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Au |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | 'Oboyerite' (TL) | 4.. | |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Raspite | 4.DG.20 | Pb(WO4) |
| ⓘ | Winstanleyite (TL) | 4.JK.05 | TiTe4+3O8 |
| ⓘ | Fairbankite (TL) | 4.JK.50 | Pb2+12(Te4+O3)11(SO4) |
| ⓘ | Plumbotellurite | 4.JK.55 | Pb(TeO3) |
| ⓘ | Rodalquilarite | 4.JL.05 | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
| ⓘ | 'Girdite' | 4.JL.30 | H2Pb3(Te4+O3)(Te6+O6) |
| ⓘ | Emmonsite | 4.JM.10 | Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Tombstoneite (TL) | 4.JN. | (Ca0.5Pb0.5)Pb3Cu2+6Te6+2O6(Te4+O3)6(Se4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Poughite | 4.JN.10 | Fe3+2(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Ottoite | 7.AB.25 | Pb2TeO5 |
| ⓘ | Murphyite (TL) | 7.AD. | Pb(Te6+O4) |
| ⓘ | Backite (TL) | 7.BC. | Pb2AlTeO6Cl |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Müllerite | 7.BC.47 | Pb2Fe3+(Te6+O6)Cl |
| ⓘ | Schieffelinite | 7.CD.55 | Pb10Te6+6O20(OH)14(SO4)(H2O)5 |
| ⓘ | Thorneite | 7.DC.50 | Pb6(Te6+2O10)(CO3)Cl2(H2O) |
| ⓘ | Bairdite | 7.DF. | Pb2Cu2+4Te6+2O10(OH)2(SO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Flaggite (TL) | 7.DF. | Pb4Cu2+4Te6+2(SO4)2O11(OH)2(H2O) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Aldomarinoite ? | 8.BG. | Sr2Mn3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Dunhamite' | - | PbTeO3(?) |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Emmonsite | Fe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Girdite | H2Pb3(Te4+O3)(Te6+O6) |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
| H | ⓘ Schieffelinite | Pb10Te66+O20(OH)14(SO4)(H2O)5 |
| H | ⓘ Thorneite | Pb6(Te26+O10)(CO3)Cl2(H2O) |
| H | ⓘ Bairdite | Pb2Cu42+Te26+O10(OH)2(SO4) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Flaggite | Pb4Cu42+Te26+(SO4)2O11(OH)2(H2O) |
| H | ⓘ Tombstoneite | (Ca0.5Pb0.5)Pb3Cu62+Te26+O6(Te4+O3)6(Se4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Aldomarinoite | Sr2Mn3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Thorneite | Pb6(Te26+O10)(CO3)Cl2(H2O) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dunhamite | PbTeO3(?) |
| O | ⓘ Emmonsite | Fe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fairbankite | Pb122+(Te4+O3)11(SO4) |
| O | ⓘ Girdite | H2Pb3(Te4+O3)(Te6+O6) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Plumbotellurite | Pb(TeO3) |
| O | ⓘ Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Raspite | Pb(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
| O | ⓘ Schieffelinite | Pb10Te66+O20(OH)14(SO4)(H2O)5 |
| O | ⓘ Winstanleyite | TiTe34+O8 |
| O | ⓘ Thorneite | Pb6(Te26+O10)(CO3)Cl2(H2O) |
| O | ⓘ Ottoite | Pb2TeO5 |
| O | ⓘ Bairdite | Pb2Cu42+Te26+O10(OH)2(SO4) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Backite | Pb2AlTeO6Cl |
| O | ⓘ Müllerite | Pb2Fe3+(Te6+O6)Cl |
| O | ⓘ Flaggite | Pb4Cu42+Te26+(SO4)2O11(OH)2(H2O) |
| O | ⓘ Tombstoneite | (Ca0.5Pb0.5)Pb3Cu62+Te26+O6(Te4+O3)6(Se4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Aldomarinoite | Sr2Mn3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Murphyite | Pb(Te6+O4) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Backite | Pb2AlTeO6Cl |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Fairbankite | Pb122+(Te4+O3)11(SO4) |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Schieffelinite | Pb10Te66+O20(OH)14(SO4)(H2O)5 |
| S | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| S | ⓘ Galena var. Gold-bearing Galena | PbS with Au |
| S | ⓘ Bairdite | Pb2Cu42+Te26+O10(OH)2(SO4) · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Flaggite | Pb4Cu42+Te26+(SO4)2O11(OH)2(H2O) |
| S | ⓘ Tombstoneite | (Ca0.5Pb0.5)Pb3Cu62+Te26+O6(Te4+O3)6(Se4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Thorneite | Pb6(Te26+O10)(CO3)Cl2(H2O) |
| Cl | ⓘ Backite | Pb2AlTeO6Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Müllerite | Pb2Fe3+(Te6+O6)Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Tombstoneite | (Ca0.5Pb0.5)Pb3Cu62+Te26+O6(Te4+O3)6(Se4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Winstanleyite | TiTe34+O8 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Aldomarinoite | Sr2Mn3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Emmonsite | Fe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
| Fe | ⓘ Müllerite | Pb2Fe3+(Te6+O6)Cl |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Bairdite | Pb2Cu42+Te26+O10(OH)2(SO4) · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Flaggite | Pb4Cu42+Te26+(SO4)2O11(OH)2(H2O) |
| Cu | ⓘ Tombstoneite | (Ca0.5Pb0.5)Pb3Cu62+Te26+O6(Te4+O3)6(Se4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Aldomarinoite | Sr2Mn3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
| Se | Selenium | |
| Se | ⓘ Tombstoneite | (Ca0.5Pb0.5)Pb3Cu62+Te26+O6(Te4+O3)6(Se4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Aldomarinoite | Sr2Mn3+(AsO4)2(OH) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Ag | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | ⓘ Dunhamite | PbTeO3(?) |
| Te | ⓘ Emmonsite | Fe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
| Te | ⓘ Fairbankite | Pb122+(Te4+O3)11(SO4) |
| Te | ⓘ Girdite | H2Pb3(Te4+O3)(Te6+O6) |
| Te | ⓘ Plumbotellurite | Pb(TeO3) |
| Te | ⓘ Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
| Te | ⓘ Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
| Te | ⓘ Schieffelinite | Pb10Te66+O20(OH)14(SO4)(H2O)5 |
| Te | ⓘ Winstanleyite | TiTe34+O8 |
| Te | ⓘ Thorneite | Pb6(Te26+O10)(CO3)Cl2(H2O) |
| Te | ⓘ Ottoite | Pb2TeO5 |
| Te | ⓘ Bairdite | Pb2Cu42+Te26+O10(OH)2(SO4) · H2O |
| Te | ⓘ Backite | Pb2AlTeO6Cl |
| Te | ⓘ Müllerite | Pb2Fe3+(Te6+O6)Cl |
| Te | ⓘ Flaggite | Pb4Cu42+Te26+(SO4)2O11(OH)2(H2O) |
| Te | ⓘ Tombstoneite | (Ca0.5Pb0.5)Pb3Cu62+Te26+O6(Te4+O3)6(Se4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Te | ⓘ Murphyite | Pb(Te6+O4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Raspite | Pb(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Galena var. Gold-bearing Galena | PbS with Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Dunhamite | PbTeO3(?) |
| Pb | ⓘ Fairbankite | Pb122+(Te4+O3)11(SO4) |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Girdite | H2Pb3(Te4+O3)(Te6+O6) |
| Pb | ⓘ Plumbotellurite | Pb(TeO3) |
| Pb | ⓘ Raspite | Pb(WO4) |
| Pb | ⓘ Schieffelinite | Pb10Te66+O20(OH)14(SO4)(H2O)5 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena var. Gold-bearing Galena | PbS with Au |
| Pb | ⓘ Thorneite | Pb6(Te26+O10)(CO3)Cl2(H2O) |
| Pb | ⓘ Ottoite | Pb2TeO5 |
| Pb | ⓘ Bairdite | Pb2Cu42+Te26+O10(OH)2(SO4) · H2O |
| Pb | ⓘ Backite | Pb2AlTeO6Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Müllerite | Pb2Fe3+(Te6+O6)Cl |
| Pb | ⓘ Flaggite | Pb4Cu42+Te26+(SO4)2O11(OH)2(H2O) |
| Pb | ⓘ Tombstoneite | (Ca0.5Pb0.5)Pb3Cu62+Te26+O6(Te4+O3)6(Se4+O3)2(SO4)2 · 3H2O |
| Pb | ⓘ Murphyite | Pb(Te6+O4) |
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References
Hamilton, Patrick (1881) The Resources of Arizona - A Manual of Reliable Information Concerning the Territory. The Legislature of the Territory of Arizona. pp.36-37
(1973) Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 187. Arizona Bureau of Mines p.74
Williams, S. A. (1979) Girdite, oboyerite, fairbankite, and winstanleyite, four new tellurium minerals from Tombstone, Arizona. Mineralogical Magazine, 43 (328) 453-457 doi:10.1180/minmag.1979.043.328.01
Tait, Kimberly T., Dicecco, Veronica, Ball, Neil A., Hawthorne, Frank C., Kampf, Anthony R. (2014) Backite, Pb2Al(TeO6)Cl, a new tellurate mineral from the Grand Central mine, Tombstone Hills, Cochise County, Arizona: description and crystal structure. The Canadian Mineralogist, 52 (6) 935-942 doi:10.3749/canmin.1400047
Grand Central Mine, Contention-Grand Central Mine group, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA