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Ilmenite from
Cleator area, Cleator, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Comments:Occurs in granite pegmatite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cleator area, Cleator, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:219262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:219262:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
5.0km (3.1 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
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘBig Boulder & Iron Ridge prospect (Iron Ridge deposit; Big Boulder deposit), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘPikes Peak prospect (Pikes Peak claims; Bessemer Mine; Iron Age Mine; Pig Iron Mine), Pikes Peak Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘChino Valley, Paulden quadrangle, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘWickenburg (stone) meteorite, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
81.7km (50.8 miles) ⓘClover Springs meteorite, Clover Springs, Gila County, Arizona, USA
82.0km (51.0 miles) ⓘPiestewa Peak area, Phoenix Mountains, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
85.0km (52.8 miles) ⓘLucky Lode prospect, White Tank Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘWhite Tank Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
98.9km (61.5 miles) ⓘBoulder-Milholland Creeks prospect (Milholland Creek Iron deposit; Boulder Creek Iron deposit), Milholland Creek, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Galbraith, Dr. Frederic W.; Brennan, Dr. Daniel J. (1959) Minerals of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press. 116pp.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.258
 
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