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Hematite from
Rattlesnake Canyon prospect, Red Butte Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rattlesnake Canyon prospect, Red Butte Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1547887
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1547887:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘRed Butte Mine, Red Butte Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2242, Jackson Mountains Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘHycroft Mine, Sulphur, Sulphur Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘBlack Jack mine, Jackson Mountains Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘDelong Mine/Iron King Mine, Jackson Mountains Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘIron King mine (DeLong mine), Jackson Mountains Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘJackson prospect, Jackson Mountains Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘKing Midas group, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘA and H Claim, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘOld Bob Claim Group, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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