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Sacramento Hill Before and After Surface Mining, 1922

Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Remnants of Sacramento Hill

Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Sacremento Pit, Bisbee AZ

Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

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Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

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Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

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Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

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Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

31° 26' 10'' North , 109° 54' 24'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Bisbee	5,208 (2017)	2.4km
Naco	1,046 (2011)	11.9km
Naco	6,064 (2018)	12.7km
Palominas	212 (2011)	21.0km
Miracle Valley	644 (2011)	24.2km

Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities

Club	Location	Distance
Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club	Sierra Vista, Arizona	40km

Mindat Locality ID:

53488

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:53488:3

GUID (UUID V4):

Sacramento Hill is a hill that has been significantly altered due to the Sacramento Mine/Pit operations.

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

25 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Allophane

Formula: (Al₂O₃)(SiO₂)_1.3-2 · 2.5-3H₂O

Description: Occurs in hydrothermally altered granite porphyry stock.

References:

Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 105, 257, 265

ⓘ Alunite

Formula: KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

References:

Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 105-106, 257, 265

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

ⓘ 'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

References:

Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

References:

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046235, MRDS ID #M241099.

ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite ?

Formula: Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

ⓘ Chalcoalumite

Formula: CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Habit: Tiny, beautifully-formed single crystals & twins

Description: In vugs in dense quartz-goethite gossan; commonly altered to pale blue, massive, botryoidal gibbsite.

References:

Williams, Sidney A., Khin, BaSaw (1971) Chalcoalumite from Bisbee, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 2 (3) 126-127

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.162

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Description: Occurs as disseminated ores.

References:

Ransome, F.L. (1904), The geology and ore deposits of the Bisbee quadrangle, AZ, USGS PP 21

Guild, F. N. (1910) The Mineralogy of Arizona. The Chemical Publishing Co. 103 pp.

Trischka, Carl, Rove, Olaf N., Barringer, Daniel Moreau (1929) Boxwork siderite. Economic Geology, 24 (7) 677-686 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.24.7.677

Schwartz, George Melvin, Park, Charles Frederick (1932) A microscopic study of ores from the Campbell Mine, Bisbee, Arizona. Economic Geology, 27 (1) 39-51 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.27.1.39

Schwartz, George Melvin (1934) Paragenesis of the oxidized ores of copper. Economic Geology, 29 (1) 55-75 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.29.1.55

Trischka (1938): 40.

Schwartz, George Melvin (1939) Significance of bornite-chalcocite microtextures. Economic Geology, 34 (4) 399-418 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.34.4.399

Grout, F.E. (1946), Microscopic characters of vein carbonates, Econ.Geol.: 41: 475-502

Bain, George William (1952) The age of the "Lower Cretaceous" from Bisbee, Arizona uraninite. Economic Geology, 47 (3) 305-315 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.47.3.305

Hutton, C. Osborne (1957) Sengierite from Bisbee, Arizona. American Mineralogist, 42 (5-6) 408-411

Keith, S.B. (1973) Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 187. Arizona Bureau of Mines 98pp. p.89 - Table 4

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.162

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

References:

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046235, MRDS ID #M241099.

ⓘ Chrysocolla

Formula: Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

ⓘ Cuprite

Formula: Cu₂O

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

References:

Williams, Sidney A., Khin, BaSaw (1971) Chalcoalumite from Bisbee, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 2 (3) 126-127

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.162

ⓘ Descloizite

Formula: PbZn(VO₄)(OH)

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

References:

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046235, MRDS ID #M241099.

ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite

Formula: Pb(Zn,Cu)VO₄OH

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

References:

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046235, MRDS ID #M241099.

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Description: Occurs in hydrothermally altered porphyry dikes in limestone.

References:

Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319

Schwartz, George Melvin (1958) Alteration of biotite under mesothermal conditions. Economic Geology, 53 (2) 164-177 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.53.2.164

Schwartz, G.M. (1959), Hydrothermal alteration, Econ.Geol.: 54: 161-183

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.214

ⓘ Gibbsite

Formula: Al(OH)₃

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Colour: Pale blue

Description: Massive, botryoidal material as an alteration product of chalcoalumite.

References:

Williams, Sidney A., Khin, BaSaw (1971) Chalcoalumite from Bisbee, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 2 (3) 126-127

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 162, 231

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

References:

Williams, Sidney A., Khin, BaSaw (1971) Chalcoalumite from Bisbee, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 2 (3) 126-127

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.162

ⓘ Jarosite

Formula: KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆

Description: Occurs in the hydrothermally altered granite porphyry stock.

References:

Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.261

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

Description: Occurs in hydrothermally altered granite porphyry stock; altered from feldspar.

References:

Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319

Schwartz, George Melvin (1958) Alteration of biotite under mesothermal conditions. Economic Geology, 53 (2) 164-177 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.53.2.164

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 105, 257, 265

ⓘ 'Limonite'

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

References:

MRDS database Dep. ID file #10046235, MRDS ID #M241099.

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO₃

Locality: Sacramento stock area, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

References:

Graeme, Richard W. (1981) Famous Mineral Localities: Bisbee, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 12 (5) 258-319p.307

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

References:

Williams, Sidney A., Khin, BaSaw (1971) Chalcoalumite from Bisbee, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 2 (3) 126-127

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.162

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Description: Occurs in the Sacramento Hill stock.

References:

Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319

Schwartz, George Melvin (1958) Alteration of biotite under mesothermal conditions. Economic Geology, 53 (2) 164-177 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.53.2.164

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 105, 257, 265, 309

ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite

Formula: K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂

Description: Occurs in hydrothermally altered granite porphyry stock as an alteration of feldspar; in dikes that cut limestones peripheral to the stock.

References:

Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.257

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Description: Occurs in the Sacramento Hill stock.

References:

Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319

Schwartz, George Melvin (1958) Alteration of biotite under mesothermal conditions. Economic Geology, 53 (2) 164-177 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.53.2.164

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 105, 257, 265, 309

✪ Native Copper

Formula: Cu

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Description: Superb crystallized specimen 12.5 cm, year 1960's, in "Ikons" [see references]

References:

Thompson, Wayne A. (2007, January) Ikons, Classics, and Contemporary Masterpieces of Mineralogy. The Mineralogical Record Supplement Vol. 38 (1-S) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.pp.132-133

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

References:

Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

References:

Williams, Sidney A., Khin, BaSaw (1971) Chalcoalumite from Bisbee, Arizona. The Mineralogical Record, 2 (3) 126-127

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.162

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

Description: Occurs in hydrothermally altered granite porphyry as clusters of tiny crystals in pseudomorphs after biotite.

References:

Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.358

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

References:

Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.

ⓘ Turquoise

Formula: CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O

Locality: Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Gallery:

Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂ⓘ Malachite

Malachite, etc.

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Malachite, etc.

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Malachite

Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Malachite

Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Malachite, etc.

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Malachite

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Malachite

Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA

Malachite, etc.

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Malachite, etc.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Copper	1.AA.05	Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Cuprite	4.AA.10	Cu₂O
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Goethite	4.FD.10	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Gibbsite	4.FE.10	Al(OH)₃
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Magnesite	5.AB.05	MgCO₃
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Alunite	7.BC.10	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Jarosite	7.BC.10	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
ⓘ	Chalcoalumite	7.DD.75	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O
ⓘ	Carbonatecyanotrichite ?	7.DE.10	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite	8.BH.40	Pb(Zn,Cu)VO₄OH
ⓘ		8.BH.40	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)
ⓘ	Turquoise	8.DD.15	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Tremolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Muscovite var. Illite	9.EC.15	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
ⓘ		9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	var. Sericite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Allophane	9.ED.20	(Al₂O₃)(SiO₂)_1.3-2 · 2.5-3H₂O
ⓘ	Chrysocolla	9.ED.20	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Biotite'	-	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Allophane	(Al₂O₃)(SiO₂)_1.3-2 · 2.5-3H₂O
H	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
H	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
H	ⓘ Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O
H	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
H	ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite	Pb(Zn,Cu)VO₄OH
H	ⓘ Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Gibbsite	Al(OH)₃
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
H	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O
H	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
C	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Allophane	(Al₂O₃)(SiO₂)_1.3-2 · 2.5-3H₂O
O	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
O	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O
O	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
O	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
O	ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite	Pb(Zn,Cu)VO₄OH
O	ⓘ Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Gibbsite	Al(OH)₃
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
O	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O
O	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Mg	ⓘ Magnesite	MgCO₃
Mg	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Allophane	(Al₂O₃)(SiO₂)_1.3-2 · 2.5-3H₂O
Al	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Al	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Al	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Al	ⓘ Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O
Al	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Gibbsite	Al(OH)₃
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O
Al	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Allophane	(Al₂O₃)(SiO₂)_1.3-2 · 2.5-3H₂O
Si	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Si	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Alunite	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
K	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite	K_0.65Al_2.0[Al_0.65Si_3.35O₁₀](OH)₂
K	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Tremolite	◻Ca₂Mg₅(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
V	Vanadium
V	ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite	Pb(Zn,Cu)VO₄OH
V	ⓘ Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Biotite	K(Fe²⁺/Mg)₂(Al/Fe³⁺/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]₂Si₂O₁₀)(OH/F)₂
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Jarosite	KFe₃³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)₆
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Carbonatecyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃,SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 2H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂ · 3H₂O
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
Cu	ⓘ Chrysocolla	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O, x < 1
Cu	ⓘ Cuprite	Cu₂O
Cu	ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite	Pb(Zn,Cu)VO₄OH
Cu	ⓘ Native Copper	Cu
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈ · 4H₂O
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite	Pb(Zn,Cu)VO₄OH
Zn	ⓘ Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Descloizite var. Copper-bearing Descloizite	Pb(Zn,Cu)VO₄OH
Pb	ⓘ Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)

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- Cochise County
  - Bisbee
    - Sacramento Hill
      - Sacramento Pit
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- Cochise County
  - Mule MountainsMountain Range
  - Warren Mining DistrictMining District

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References

Schwartz, George Melvin (1947) Hydrothermal alteration in the "porphyry copper" deposits. Economic Geology, 42 (4) 319-352 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.42.4.319

Schwartz, George Melvin (1958) Alteration of biotite under mesothermal conditions. Economic Geology, 53 (2) 164-177 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.53.2.164

Schwartz, G.M. (1959), Hydrothermal alteration, Economic Geology: 54: 161-183.

Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.

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