Provenite

Bisbee (Warren Mining District)

AreaClosedDraft data

31.4481° N, 109.9283° W · ± 10 km

Malachite and Siderite from Arizona, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

MalachiteSiderite

Malachite at Bisbee (Warren Mining District)

Malachite specimen from Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, from the Smithsonian collection.
Malachite specimen from Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, from the Smithsonian collection.
Photo: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History · CC0 · Source
Formula
Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Associated minerals
Azuritecupritecerussitechrysocollacalcitelimonite (general associations from the Handbook)

Sources: SRC-213 SRC-225

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Siderite at Bisbee (Warren Mining District)

Stalactite of brown botryoidal siderite from the Campbell shaft, Bisbee.
Stalactite of brown botryoidal siderite from the Campbell shaft, Bisbee.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Shimmering chocolate-brown botryoidal siderite from the Junction shaft (Calumet and Arizona Mine), Bisbee.
Shimmering chocolate-brown botryoidal siderite from the Junction shaft (Calumet and Arizona Mine), Bisbee.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
FeCO₃
Morphology
Botryoidal crusts and stalactites
Color / luster
Brown to chocolate-brown, lustrous to matte
Availability
Scarce
History
Botryoidal specimens came from the Campbell shaft and the Junction (Calumet and Arizona) shaft, mainly in the 1960s.

Sources: SRC-586 SRC-621

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Copper mining district in Cochise County; malachite forms in the oxidation zone of the copper deposits.
Region
Arizona
Country
United States

Coordinates: Town centre of Bisbee (Wikipedia); the Warren district lies immediately south-east of town. Consistent with the workbook value (31.45, -109.93). Coordinates: Town centre of Bisbee (Wikipedia); the Warren district lies immediately south-east of town. Consistent with the workbook value (31.45, -109.93). Coordinates: Town centre of Bisbee (Wikipedia); the Warren district lies immediately south-east of town. Consistent with the workbook value (31.45, -109.93).

Sources: SRC-213 SRC-225 SRC-315

Sources

  1. SRC-213 · Book
    Handbook of Mineralogy - MalachiteAnthony, J.W.; Bideaux, R.A.; Bladh, K.W.; Nichols, M.C. · 2005 · Mineralogical Society of America
  2. SRC-225 · Museum / collection
    Malachite, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona (record nmnhmineralsciences_1045446)Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History · Smithsonian Institution
  3. SRC-315 · Website
    Bisbee, Arizona - Wikipedia
  4. SRC-586 · Book
    Handbook of Mineralogy - SideriteAnthony, J.W.; Bideaux, R.A.; Bladh, K.W.; Nichols, M.C. · 2005 · Mineral Data Publishing / Mineralogical Society of America
  5. SRC-621 · Website
    File:Siderite-165797.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.