Lucky Strike Mine, Brown Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lucky Strike Mine | Mine |
| Brown Canyon | Canyon |
| Cochise County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 27' 47'' North , 110° 19' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista Southeast | 14,797 (2011) | 9.6km |
| Sierra Vista | 43,355 (2017) | 10.2km |
| Miracle Valley | 644 (2011) | 18.1km |
| Huachuca City | 1,755 (2017) | 18.4km |
| Palominas | 212 (2011) | 21.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 10km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lucky Strike property
A former small surface and underground W-Pb-Ag-Au mine located in North-central sec. 4, T.23S., R.20E., immediately North of the end of Jame's Road. Started 1935 and closed 1938. Produced again 1950-1955. Owned by Gold, Silver, and Tungsten Inc. (1935-1938).
Mineralization is comprised of streaks of scheelite, spotty galena and disseminated pyrite along the hanging and footwalls of a quartz vein cutting coarse-grained Precambrian granite. The vein strikes N. and dips 25ºW. & cuts coarse-textured pink granite. A schistose, altered, dark green dike about 1 foot wide occurs in the hanging wall. Vein filling is coarsely crystalline, grayish-white quartz with pyrite and scheelite.
Workings are surface openings (shallow pits), an inclined shaft reported to be 90 feet deep, and tunnels. Some gold ore was produced in the early 1900's. Considerable tungsten ore was produced during WWI, and a minor amount in the 1950's.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: Spotty. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Description: Disseminated. |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Description: Occurs as streaks. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027019 |
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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
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Cochise County
- Hartford Mining DistrictMining District
- Huachuca MountainsMountain Range
- Cochise County
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References
(1973) Index of Mining Properties in Cochise County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 187. Arizona Bureau of Mines p.66 - Table 4
