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Tenorite from
Blue Eagle Mine (Blue Eagle 1 and 2 claims; Copper Ledge; Hillside Copper Mine), Blue Eagle and Exposed Reef group, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tenorite
Formula:CuO
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tenorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Eagle Mine (Blue Eagle 1 and 2 claims; Copper Ledge; Hillside Copper Mine), Blue Eagle and Exposed Reef group, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:209970
Long-form Identifier:1:3:209970:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tenorite
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘSunnyside & Volcano Mines (Sunnyside Mine group; Volcano-Sunnyside Mine; Sunnyside Mine), Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘIvanhoe Mine (Commercial Tunnel and Shaft; Ivanhoe 1-8 claims; Commercial 1-6 claims), Squaw Gulch area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘMeadow Valley Mine, Meadow Valley Flat, Redrock Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘAlto Mine (Alto vein; Gold Tree Mine; El Plomo Mine), Alto Mine group (Alto vein swarm), Alto Hill, Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘRosemont (Rosemont Camp), Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘSweet Bye & Bye Mine, Rosemont (Rosemont Camp), Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘHelvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘPeach Mine, Peach-Elgin copper deposit, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘBulldozer Mine, Bulldozer Hill, Tiptop Mine group (Tiptop Camp prospects/mines), Tiptop Mountain, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
48.7km (30.2 miles) ⓘCuprite Mine, Cuprite Mine group, Beuhman Hill, Mount Fagan, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 258
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 27
 
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