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Specularite from
Whipsaw Mine (Whipshaw Mine; K and K claims; Patented claims 1754), Whipsaw Gulch (Whipsaw Creek), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, 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 Whipsaw Mine (Whipshaw Mine; K and K claims; Patented claims 1754), Whipsaw Gulch (Whipsaw Creek), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:195109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:195109:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Specularite
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘBriggs, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘSwallow Mine (Moonlight Mine; Dobler Mine; Whim vein; Golden Wonder shaft), Buzzard's Roost, Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 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
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘQueen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘStorm Cloud Mine, Mount Union, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘSenator Mine, Hassayampa Creek, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
41.7km (25.9 miles) ⓘCash Mine (Senator-Cash Mine; Patented claims 1459 & 410), Mount Union Pass, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘTen Spot vein, Senator Mine, Hassayampa Creek, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘIron Queen Mine (Patented claims MS 1633), Boggs flat, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 185
 
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