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Hematite from
Groom Mine, Amazon Wash, Constellation, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Groom Mine, Amazon Wash, Constellation, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:229187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:229187:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘPurple Passion Mine, Morgan Butte, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘSwallow Mine (Moonlight Mine; Dobler Mine; Whim vein; Golden Wonder shaft), Buzzard's Roost, Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘGold Bar Mine, Amazon Wash, Constellation, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘBlack Butte prospect (Odell; Queen Elizabeth group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘUnida Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine (Buckhorn property; Willis Mine), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘWhipsaw Mine (Whipshaw Mine; K and K claims; Patented claims 1754), Whipsaw Gulch (Whipsaw Creek), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘBriggs, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘChampie Mine (Lehman Mine; Lehman Copper Mine; Lone Star Mine; UFO claims; Cersa Moje 1-7 claims; Rhoades-Iola claims), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘRobey Mine (Robey and Sons Mine; Roby Mine; Roby and Sons Mine), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 64.
 
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