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Specularite from
Buckeye Mine (Buckeye shaft), Buckeye-Black Oxide vein (Buckeye deposit; Black Oxide vein; Carrie vein), Buckeye Mountain, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite var: Specularite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:Massive bodies along the veins of the Old Dominion fault system.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Specularite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckeye Mine (Buckeye shaft), Buckeye-Black Oxide vein (Buckeye deposit; Black Oxide vein; Carrie vein), Buckeye Mountain, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:211123
Long-form Identifier:1:3:211123:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Specularite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘStonewall Mine (Dime deposit; Stonewall Jackson; Old Stonewall), Dime & Stonewall deposits (Dime-Stonewall veins), Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘBlack Oxide Mine (Black Oxide vein), Buckeye-Black Oxide vein (Buckeye deposit; Black Oxide vein; Carrie vein), Buckeye Mountain, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGem Mine (Gem shaft; Gem and Boston Mine; Cordova Mine; Lecora Copper Co. property), Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘSuperior and Boston Mine (Superior & Boston Mine; Great Eastern claim; Great Eastern shaft; Black Oxide Mine), Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBig Johnnie Mine (Big Johnnie vein; Big Johnnie deposit; Big Johnnie Copper deposit), Black Peak, Black Peak area, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘAlbert Lea Mine (Albert Lea property; Lea tunnels; Albert Lea tunnels), Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘIXL Mine (Mallory Mine; I.X.L. Mine; I.X.L. vein), New Dominion Mine (New Dominion property; New Dominion group; Stallo deposit), Big Johnnie Gulch, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘMineral Farm Mine (Mineral Farms group; Mineral Farm group; Moonlight & Mineral Farm group; Eagle Pass group of claims; Moonlight; Bennett), Big Johnnie Gulch, Copper Hill, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘIrene Mine (Irene group/vein; Dunkirk & Kentucky claims; Comstock prop.; American Manganese Mine; Liberty dep.; New Doughboy; Old Doughboy), Irene Gulch, Midland City, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘOld Dominion Mine, Buffalo Hill, Old Dominion vein system, Globe, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Sanders, J. (1911), Hematite in veins of Globe district, Engr.Mining Jour.: 92: 1191-1192
Peterson, N.P. (1962), Geology and ore deposits of the Globe-Miami district, AZ, USGS PP 342: 72.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.245
 
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