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Hematite from
Blodgett Mine (Blodgett prospect), Engesser Pass, Tank Mountains Mining District, Tank Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:Numerous small bunches in wall rock.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blodgett Mine (Blodgett prospect), Engesser Pass, Tank Mountains Mining District, Tank Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:209363
Long-form Identifier:1:3:209363:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘEngesser Mine (Engesser prospect; Johnnie prospect), Engesser Pass, Tank Mountains Mining District, Tank Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘSheep Tanks Mine (Sheep Tank Mine; Resolution group), Sheep Tanks Mining District, Little Horn Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘEngland Mine, Horn, Neversweat Mining District (Palomas Mountains Mining District), Neversweat Ridge-Palomas Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘAdams prospect, Eagle Tail Mining District, Eagletail Mts (Cemetary Ridge), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘAdams Mine group (Adams claims), Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘHull Mine, Hull Mine group (Rialto Mine group; Hull group of claims; Rialto claims), Buckeye vein group, Castle Dome Mine group, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Mn prospect, Eagletail Mountains Wilderness Study area, Eagletail Mts (Cemetary Ridge), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘBill Taft group of claims (Bill Taft prospect; Bill Taft Mine; Little Jane prospect), Taft Mine, Gila Bend Mountains Mining District, Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘEagle Eye Mine, Moore Mine group, New Water Mining District, New Water Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘCamp Creek prospect (King of the West claim; Davis group), Gila Bend Mountains Mining District, Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 134: 125-126.
 
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