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Specularite from
Tintic Western Mine, West Tintic Mining District, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite var: Specularite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Specularite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tintic Western Mine, West Tintic Mining District, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:185296
Long-form Identifier:1:3:185296:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Specularite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘWar Eagle claims, West Tintic Mining District, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘIron King Mine, West Tintic Mining District, Tintic Mining District, East Tintic Mountains, Utah, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘUtah Prospect (White Rat Prospect; Sheeprock Fluorite Claims), Columbia-East Erickson Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
18.3km (11.3 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine (Silver Hill Top 1-5 claims), Columbia-East Erickson Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘUnknown Prospect, Desert Mountain, Desert Mountain Mining District, Juab County, Utah, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘGodiva Occurrence, Columbia-East Erickson Mining District, Tooele County, Utah, USA
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘTopaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘStarvation Canyon, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘBingham Canyon Mine, Bingham Canyon, Bingham Mining District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
References
USGS OFR 45-14
Bullock, Kenneth C. (1981) Minerals and mineral localities of Utah. Bulletin 117. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey
 
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