Blue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine; Bluebird Cobalt Mine), Stanley Mining District, Santa Teresa Mountains, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 3' 20'' North , 110° 19' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bylas | 1,962 (2011) | 20.4km |
| Peridot | 1,350 (2011) | 31.0km |
| Fort Thomas | 374 (2011) | 32.9km |
| San Carlos | 4,038 (2015) | 34.6km |
| Winkelman | 346 (2017) | 42.9km |
A former underground Co-Au-As-Ni-Pb-Cu mine located in the east of the SE¼ sec. 6, T9S, R26E (per MRDS), about 10 miles SW-W of Geronimo, AZ. Conflicting information concerning location but the set of coordinates provided herein plus the description of the location match; however, it can not possibly be in R26E (R20-21E would be more reasonable for the description of lying some 10 miles WSW of Geronimo). ADMR U file states sec. 5, T5S, R21E, which is more reasonable. Discovered 1935.
Mineralization is lens-shaped ore body(ies) (pegmatite dikes) in Precambrian granite. Cobaltite, glaucodot, pyrite occur in short en echelon lenses, cut by shear zones and later chalcopyrite and pyrite veinlets. The entire zone is about 400 feet long. Not much chance of extensions.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS Description: Massive and micro-crystalline material. |
| ⓘ Glaucodot Formula: (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Skutterudite Formula: CoAs3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Glaucodot | 2.EB.10c | (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS |
| ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| ⓘ | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| S | ⓘ Glaucodot | (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Glaucodot | (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| Co | ⓘ Glaucodot | (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS |
| Co | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| As | ⓘ Glaucodot | (Co0.50Fe0.50)AsS |
| As | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10067567 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Graham County
- Aravaipa Mining DistrictMining District
- Santa Teresa MountainsMountain Range
- Aravaipa Mining DistrictMining District
- ⭔San Carlos Apache Indian ReservationReservation
- Graham County
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