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Hematite from
Ord Mine (Ord Mercury Mine; Ord group; Indian claims), Slate Creek, Reno Pass, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:Soft; abundant locally near the ore.
Colour:Red
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ord Mine (Ord Mercury Mine; Ord group; Indian claims), Slate Creek, Reno Pass, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:246441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:246441:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘSierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘIron King group prospect, Wolverton Mountain area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘPig Iron prospect, Chalk Mountain area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘOxbow Mine (Oxbow claim; Golden Wreath claim; Golden Wreath Mine; Osborn prospect), Oxbow Gulch, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘGolden Wonder Mine (Eighty-Five claim; 85 Mine), Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Payson, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘRose Tungsten Mine (Rose Tungsten property; Shoestring property; S. Rose claims; Smith Mine; Smith property), Rock Creek Canyon, Jim Sam Butte area, Spring Creek area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘFour Peaks Amethyst Mine (Arizona Amethyst Mine), Four Peaks, Four Peaks Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘMcFadden Peak Fluorspar Mine (Western Fluorspar Mine; Western Fluorspar property; Mack group; Mack claims; Jerky group), McFadden Peak area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘGold Reef property, Cave Creek, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
References
Geology of the Ord mine, Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver district, AZ, USGS Bull. 1042-R: 695.
 
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