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Specularite from
United Verde Mine, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite var: Specularite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:In jaspery masses between diorite & ore or in schist ore; in late veinlets cutting the massive sulfide orebody.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
- var Milky Quartz3
Native Copper3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Specularite data
Locality Data:Click here to view United Verde Mine, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:193382
Long-form Identifier:1:3:193382:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Specularite
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘGreen Monster Mine (Green Monster Mining Company property; Silver Plate group), Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘHalf Moon Mine (Halfmoon prospect; Payoff group), Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
36.1km (22.5 miles) ⓘIron Queen Mine (Patented claims MS 1633), Boggs flat, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘSenator Mine, Hassayampa Creek, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘCash Mine (Senator-Cash Mine; Patented claims 1459 & 410), Mount Union Pass, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘStorm Cloud Mine, Mount Union, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘTen Spot vein, Senator Mine, Hassayampa Creek, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘChampie Mine (Lehman Mine; Lehman Copper Mine; Lone Star Mine; UFO claims; Cersa Moje 1-7 claims; Rhoades-Iola claims), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘBriggs, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 26, 61-78
Anderson, C.A. & S.C. Creasey (1958), Geology and ore deposits of the Jerome area, Yavapai Co., AZ, USGS PP 308: 92
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.247
 
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