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Magnetite from
Copper Basin placers, Copper Basin Wash, Kirkland area, Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Placer
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Comments:Occurs as magnetic black sand in placers.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Basin placers, Copper Basin Wash, Kirkland area, Copper Basin Mining District, Sierra Prieta Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:222943
Long-form Identifier:1:3:222943:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘTen Spot vein, Senator Mine, Hassayampa Creek, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘStorm Cloud Mine, Mount Union, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘCash Mine (Senator-Cash Mine; Patented claims 1459 & 410), Mount Union Pass, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘMudhole Mine, Lynx Creek, Walker, Walker Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘGoodwin occurrence (Goodwin Magnetite Taconite), Goodwin, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘBlind Indian-Arrastra Creek-Longfellow Ridge occurrence, Blind Indian Creek, Bueno, Black Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘHenrietta Mine (Henrietta-Gopher Mine; Big Bug Mine; American Flag Mine; Braganza Gold Mine property 1906; Gopher MS 19 claim; Patented mining claims MS 1597), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘButternut Mine (Claims MS 1434 and 3768; Good Luck group), Big Bug, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘLynx Creek placers (Rock Castle placers; Calari Dredging; Fitzmaurice property; Doodlebug Diggings), Walker Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 135 (1933), AZ Gold Placers & Placering: 41-44.
 
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