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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Comments:Occurs in an ore deposit in gneiss associated with limestone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite 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:247236
Long-form Identifier:1:3:247236:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect Ml11, Canada del Oro Mining District (Cañada del Oro Mining District), Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 96-8, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘTucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 96-16, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Fe prospect 119-9, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 120-31, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 120-25, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 119-8, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘOracle Ridge Mine, Pima County, Arizona, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect 118-12, 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.284
 
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