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Toughnut Mine, Tombstone, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 42' 30'' North , 110° 4' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tombstone1,312(2017)0.5km
Whetstone2,617(2017)25.8km
Saint David1,699(2011)25.8km
Huachuca City1,755(2017)26.8km
Sierra Vista43,355(2017)28.2km
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Huachuca Mineral and Gem ClubSierra Vista, Arizona28km
Sunsites Gem and Mineral ClubPearce, Arizona32km
Mindat Locality ID:
23053
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23053:4
GUID (UUID V4):
15b492d7-a40b-44ca-bd9b-16725ca4c999
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Tough Nut Mine; Northwest Mine; Hoodoo stopes; Tombstone group


A former small underground Pb-Ag-Zn-Cu-Au-V-(Cd) mine located in the center of sec. 11 and 14, T.20S., R.22E, ¼ mile south of Tombstone, on private land. Discovered by A.E. Sheiffelin in February 1878. One of Tombstone's first mines, included in the Tombstone group, adjoins the Empire shaft. Owned at times, or in part, by the Tombstone Mill & Mining Co., Tombstone Consolidated Mines Co., Bunker Hill mines Co., and the Tombstone Development Co.

Mineralization is a replacement deposit oxidized base metal sulfides in replacement orebodies in the lower section of the Cretaceous Bisbee Group beds along anticlinal rolls and in pipes where rolls are cut by 'northeast' fissures.

Local structures include the Tombstone Basin; N-trending dikes and NE fissures.

Workings include shafts, drifts, winzes and open cuts. Workings length is 1,219.2 meters in overall area 304.8 meters long, 228.6 meters wide and 152.4 meters deep, including the Empire and adjoining shaft. Several thousand tons of ore were produced in the late 1800s and early 1900s. After 1883 production was included under the Goodenough and the Tombstone group in ABGMT-USBM file data.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula:Ag2S
Anglesite
Formula:PbSO4
Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Beaverite-(Cu)
Formula:Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Habit: Needle-like
Description: Crystals lining vugs in cuprite.
Buttgenbachite
Formula:Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O
Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Caledonite
Formula:Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Cerussite
Formula:PbCO3
Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Chlorargyrite
Formula:AgCl
Chlorargyrite var. Bromian Chlorargyrite
Formula:Ag(Cl,Br)
Clinozoisite
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Connellite
Formula:Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Habit: Slender, needle-like
Description: Crystals and aggregates in cavities in cuprite.
Copper
Formula:Cu
Description: Microscopic particles sparsely distributed in cuprite. The irregular grains are grouped near the centers of cuprite crystals.
Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Habit: Cubic
Colour: Bright red
Descloizite
Formula:PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Emmonsite
Formula:Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Famatinite
Formula:Cu3SbS4
Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
'Girdite'
Formula:H2Pb3(Te4+O3)(Te6+O6)
Gold
Formula:Au
Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Description: Sparingly as radiating aggregates in oxidized ore.
Jarosite
Formula:KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Description: Abundant.
Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Leadhillite
Formula:Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Linarite
Formula:PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Mackayite
Formula:Fe3+(Te4+2O5)(OH)
Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Monticellite
Formula:CaMgSiO4
Description: On the 4th. level as narrow bands in a contact metamorphosed zone.
Mottramite
Formula:PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Habit: Brilliant crystals
Colour: Black
'Oboyerite'
Plumbojarosite
Formula:Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Rosasite
Formula:(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Colour: Bright green
Description: Mammillary spherules in siliceous linings of vugs & between hemimorphite crystals.
Saponite
Formula:Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Smithsonite
Formula:ZnCO3
Habit: Tiny, rhombic
Sonoraite
Formula:Fe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O
Stromeyerite
Formula:AgCuS
Tellurium
Formula:Te
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Thaumasite
Formula:Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Tremolite
Formula:◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Description: Long fibrous masses.
Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Willemite
Formula:Zn2SiO4
Wulfenite
Formula:Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Copper1.AA.05Cu
Gold1.AA.05Au
Tellurium1.CC.10Te
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Famatinite2.KA.10Cu3SbS4
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
var. Bromian Chlorargyrite3.AA.15Ag(Cl,Br)
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Buttgenbachite3.DA.25Cu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O
Connellite3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Oboyerite'4..
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Mackayite4.JL.10Fe3+(Te4+2O5)(OH)
'Girdite'4.JL.30H2Pb3(Te4+O3)(Te6+O6)
Emmonsite4.JM.10Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
Sonoraite4.JN.05Fe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Leadhillite5.BF.40Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Beaverite-(Cu)7.BC.10Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Plumbojarosite7.BC.10Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Caledonite7.BC.50Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Thaumasite7.DG.15Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Descloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Mottramite8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
Monticellite9.AC.10CaMgSiO4
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Saponite9.EC.45Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
HAzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
HBeaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
HBrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
HButtgenbachiteCu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O
HCaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
HClinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
HConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
HDescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
HEmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
HGirditeH2Pb3(Te4+O3)(Te6+O6)
HHemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
HJarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
HKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
HLeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
HLinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
HMackayiteFe3+(Te24+O5)(OH)
HMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
HMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
HPlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
HRosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
HSaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
HSonoraiteFe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O
HThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
HTremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
HVesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CCarbon
CAzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
CCalciteCaCO3
CCaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
CCerussitePbCO3
CLeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
CMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CRosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
CSmithsoniteZnCO3
CThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
NNitrogen
NButtgenbachiteCu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
OAnglesitePbSO4
OAzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
OBeaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
OBrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
OButtgenbachiteCu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O
OCalciteCaCO3
OCaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
OCerussitePbCO3
OClinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
OCupriteCu2O
ODescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
OEmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
OGirditeH2Pb3(Te4+O3)(Te6+O6)
OHematiteFe2O3
OHemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
OJarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
OKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OLeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
OLinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
OMackayiteFe3+(Te24+O5)(OH)
OMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OMimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
OMonticelliteCaMgSiO4
OMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
OPlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
OQuartzSiO2
ORosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
OSaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
OSmithsoniteZnCO3
OSonoraiteFe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O
OThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
OTremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
OVesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
OWillemiteZn2SiO4
OWulfenitePb(MoO4)
FFluorine
FFluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
MgMonticelliteCaMgSiO4
MgSaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgTremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgVesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
AlClinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AlKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlSaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlVesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiSilicon
SiClinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiHemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SiKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiMonticelliteCaMgSiO4
SiQuartzSiO2
SiSaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
SiTremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiVesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
SiWillemiteZn2SiO4
SSulfur
SAcanthiteAg2S
SAnglesitePbSO4
SBeaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
SBrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
SCaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
SChalcociteCu2S
SConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
SFamatiniteCu3SbS4
SJarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
SLeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
SLinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
SPlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
SStromeyeriteAgCuS
STetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
SThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
ClChlorine
ClButtgenbachiteCu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O
ClChlorargyriteAgCl
ClConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
ClChlorargyrite var.Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
ClMimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
KPotassium
KJarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
CaCalciteCaCO3
CaClinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaFluoriteCaF2
CaMonticelliteCaMgSiO4
CaSaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CaThaumasiteCa3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O
CaTremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CaVesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
VVanadium
VDescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
VMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
FeIron
FeBeaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
FeEmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
FeHematiteFe2O3
FeJarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
FeMackayiteFe3+(Te24+O5)(OH)
FePlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
FeSaponiteCa0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
FeSonoraiteFe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O
FeVesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
CuCopper
CuAzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
CuBeaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
CuBrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
CuButtgenbachiteCu19(NO3)2(OH)32Cl4 · 2H2O
CuCaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
CuChalcociteCu2S
CuConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
CuCupriteCu2O
CuCopperCu
CuFamatiniteCu3SbS4
CuLinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
CuMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CuMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
CuRosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
CuStromeyeriteAgCuS
CuTetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
ZnDescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
ZnHemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ZnRosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnSmithsoniteZnCO3
ZnWillemiteZn2SiO4
AsArsenic
AsMimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
BrBromine
BrChlorargyrite var.Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
MoMolybdenum
MoWulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
AgAcanthiteAg2S
AgChlorargyriteAgCl
AgChlorargyrite var.Bromian ChlorargyriteAg(Cl,Br)
AgStromeyeriteAgCuS
SbAntimony
SbFamatiniteCu3SbS4
SbTetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
TeEmmonsiteFe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O
TeGirditeH2Pb3(Te4+O3)(Te6+O6)
TeMackayiteFe3+(Te24+O5)(OH)
TeSonoraiteFe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O
TeTelluriumTe
AuGold
AuGoldAu
PbLead
PbAnglesitePbSO4
PbBeaverite-(Cu)Pb(Fe23+Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6
PbCaledonitePb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
PbCerussitePbCO3
PbDescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
PbGirditeH2Pb3(Te4+O3)(Te6+O6)
PbLeadhillitePb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
PbLinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
PbMimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
PbMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
PbPlumbojarositePb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
PbWulfenitePb(MoO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tough_Nut_Mine
Wikidata ID:Q17026860
Link to USGS MRDS:10039570

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