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Hematite from
Pontatoc Mine, Santa Catalina Mountains foothills, Tucson area, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chalcopyrite
Epidote
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pontatoc Mine, Santa Catalina Mountains foothills, Tucson area, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:247235
Long-form Identifier:1:3:247235:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml47, Pima County, Arizona, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘWestern end, Pusch Ridge, Pima County, Arizona, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 20-3, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘOld Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountain District Saguaro National Park, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.2km (13.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Mo-Pb prospect 95-17, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘGila Monster Mine, Jaynes, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb-Mo prospect 95-18, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 96-13, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 95-20, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘOld Mission Mine, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Guild, F. N. (1910) The Mineralogy of Arizona. The Chemical Publishing Co. 103 pp.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.166
 
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