Emperor & Dutchess Mines, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Emperor & Dutchess Mines | Group of Mines |
| Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District) | Mining District |
| Comobabi Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 1' 26'' North , 111° 50' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sells | 2,495 (2011) | 12.8km |
| Ali Chukson | 132 (2011) | 13.1km |
| Gu Oidak | 188 (2011) | 21.6km |
| Topawa | 299 (2011) | 23.4km |
| Cowlic | 135 (2011) | 27.4km |
‡Ref.: Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 111 (Table 4).
Arizona Bureau of Mines files data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10137643, MAS ID #0040190207.
A former underground Cu-Au-Ag-Pb-Zn mine located in East-central sec. 29, T.16S., R.5E. (protracted). Owned by the Emperor & Dutchess Mines Co.
Mineralization is partly oxidized, lensing quartz-calcite vein with chalcocite and minor lead and zinc minerals along a fissure zone cutting altered Laramide granitic intrusive.
Workings are shallow. Some 140 tons of ore averaging 0.01 oz. Au/T, 9 oz. Ag/T, and 5% Cu, were produced in 1951.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| 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 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10137643 |
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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
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔Tohono O'odham ReservationReservation
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