Southwest Mine
Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Southwest Mine is a former mine near Bisbee, famous for its Calcites.
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The mine primarily exploited copper, lead, gold, zinc and silver. The main minerals extracted were sphalerite, silver, and bornite, although there are dumps full of calcite, pyrite and quartz at the site.
Calcite from the site forms fantastic stalactites, stalagmites and ‘cave popcorn’.
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We may have specimens from specific locales around Arizona including:
Arizona- 79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
- Apache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
- Morenci Mine, Morenci, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
- Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
- Southwest Mine, Hendricks Gulch, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
- Total Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
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