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Centurion Mine
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 5 gem or collectible minerals (Quartz, Garnet, Gold, Agate, Silver) and 6 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Copper. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Garnet, Gold, Agate, Copper, Silver. Approx. location 32.053, -110.051. USGS record.
Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.
Field cards: what kind of sites?
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Was producing when the record was made.
Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Status not recorded.
A processing plant site.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Silver
Mohs 2.5–3. Native silver tarnishes black. Mindat
618 sites
Copper
Mohs 2.5–3. Native copper is soft and turns green as it weathers. Mindat
575 sites
Gold
Mohs 2.5–3. Soft, heavy and bright yellow; it doesn’t tarnish. Mindat
480 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
146 sites
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
121 sites
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
81 sites
Scheelite
Mohs 4.5–5. Tungsten mineral that glows blue-white under shortwave UV. Mindat
44 sites
Fluorite
Mohs 4. Cubes in purple, green or yellow; many glow under UV. Mindat
40 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Gold 128Silver 111Chalcopyrite 101Galena 73Bornite 59Sphalerite 49Chalcocite 48Pyrite 40Scheelite 39Malachite 32Anglesite 31Copper 28Commodities
Silver 532Copper 482Gold 403Lead 377Zinc 222Tungsten 98Manganese 85Geothermal 82Molybdenum 28Silica 23Sites (first 40)
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willcox Playa Zeolite | Zeolites | Analcime | Occurrence | 32.146, -109.850 |
| Tom Scott Mine | Copper | Anglesite, Aurichalcite, Calamine, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Melaconite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Wulfenite | Producer | 31.738, -109.821 |
| Silver Bill Mine | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Aurichalcite, Calamine, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Melaconite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Wulfenite | Producer | 31.743, -109.823 |
| Defiance Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Anglesite, Aurichalcite, Calamine, Cerargyrite, Malachite, Melaconite, Rosasite, Smithsonite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 31.743, -109.823 |
| Copper Queen Mine | Copper, Gemstone, Semiprecious Gemstone | Anglesite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Copper, Cuprite, Delafossite, Gold, Malachite, Selenite | Past Producer | 31.441, -109.915 |
| Campbell Mine | Copper | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Galena, Malachite, Mimetite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 31.425, -109.895 |
| Shattuck Denn Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprodescloizite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 31.433, -109.917 |
| Irish Mag Shaft | Copper | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Silver | Producer | 31.432, -109.910 |
| Wade Hampton Mine | Silica, Copper, Lead | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Quartz, Silver | Past Producer | 31.410, -109.916 |
| Juniper Flats Area Mines | Gold, Silver, Silica | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Quartz, Silver | Past Producer | 31.496, -109.961 |
| Oliver Mine | Copper | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 31.429, -109.908 |
| Spray Shaft | Copper | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 31.434, -109.911 |
| Gardner Shaft | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 31.432, -109.907 |
| Mountain View Mine | Copper | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 31.474, -109.961 |
| Denn Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 31.431, -109.888 |
| Lowell Mine | Copper | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 31.428, -109.904 |
| Uncle Sam Mine Copper Queen Gr. | Copper, Lead | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 31.434, -109.920 |
| Wolverine Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 31.422, -109.923 |
| Holbrook Shaft | Copper | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 31.435, -109.910 |
| Junction Mine | Copper | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Psilomelane, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.431, -109.894 |
| Hoatson Mine | Copper | Anglesite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 31.427, -109.901 |
| Mystery Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Anglesite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Silver, Smithsonite, Wulfenite | Producer | 31.745, -109.818 |
| Golden Rule Mine Area | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Anglesite, Cerussite, Copper, Galena, Pyrite | Producer | 32.031, -109.969 |
| Hendricks Mine | Lead, Manganese, Copper | Anglesite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Silver | Past Producer | 31.440, -109.923 |
| Hilltop Mine | Lead, Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Psilomelane, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Scheelite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 31.986, -109.290 |
| Empire Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver | Anglesite, Copper, Fluorspar, Jarosite, Lead, Pyrite, Silver, Stromeyerite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 31.708, -110.062 |
| Alkie Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead | Anglesite, Galena | Past Producer | 31.631, -110.152 |
| Texas Arizona Mine | Lead, Silver | Anglesite, Galena, Hemimorphite, Hydrozincite, Linarite, Malachite, Plumbojarosite, Rosasite, Willemite | Past Producer | 32.075, -110.011 |
| Cyclone Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Anglesite, Galena, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite | Past Producer | 31.777, -109.816 |
| Leadville Group | Lead, Silver, Copper | Anglesite, Galena, Scheelite | Producer | 31.937, -109.231 |
| Manila Mine | Lead, Gold, Copper | Anglesite, Galena, Silver, Vanadinite | Past Producer | 31.645, -110.148 |
| Zinc Basin Mine | Lead | Anglesite, Hemimorphite | Producer | 31.882, -109.983 |
| Silver Thread Mine | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Antimony, Arsenic, Gold, Wollastonite | Past Producer | 31.708, -110.060 |
| Black Diamond Mine | Copper, Silver, Iron, Lead | Argentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Pyrite | Producer | 31.844, -109.930 |
| Commonwealth Mine | Silica, Silver, Gold | Argentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Embolite, Galena, Gold, Iodyrite, Molybdenite, Proustite, Pyrite, Silver, Tetrahedrite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 31.901, -109.815 |
| Toughnut Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Argentite, Chalcocite, Copper, Gold, Jarosite, Stromeyerite | Producer | 31.700, -110.067 |
| King of Lead Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Argentite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Producer | 32.042, -109.310 |
| Johnson Mine | Copper | Aurichalcite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tenorite, Wollastonite | Producer | 32.110, -110.064 |
| Gleeson Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Aurichalcite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Rosasite, Silver, Smithsonite, Wulfenite | Past Producer | 31.738, -109.822 |
| Cuss Mine | Barium-Barite | Barite | Occurrence | 31.693, -110.088 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 106 fossil collection records in Cochise County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Santa Cruz County · Graham County · Pima County · Greenlee County · Pinal County
Arizona mineral guides
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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