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Magnetite from
Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Comments:In schist (1,400 foot level).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:209374
Long-form Identifier:1:3:209374:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBlue Bell-Jubilee occurrence (Blue Bell Magnetite-Hematite occurrence), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Siding occurrence, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine (Rainbow deposit; Rainbow lode; Rainbow prospect; Rainbow group), Turkey Creek Station, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘDe Soto Mine (Patented claims MS 1462 & 1463; Copper Link; Whale), Battle Flat, Peck Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘTownsend Butte, Turkey Creek Station, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘMayer-Stoddard occurrence (Mayer-Stoddard Magnetite Taconite), Stoddard Mine (Patented claims MS 439-440), Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘBlack Warrior Mine (Silver Prince Mine; Swastika Mine; Nora B Mine; Kingdon Mine; Curtin MS 653 Patented claim; Patented claims MS 2529), Peck Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘDe Soto Magnetite Taconite deposit, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
11.8km (7.3 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: 143-145.
 
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