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Magnetite from
Seneca prospect (Seneca Iron prospect; Accident claim; Accident group), Seneca, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Comments:Occurs as replacements of Mescal Limestone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Seneca prospect (Seneca Iron prospect; Accident claim; Accident group), Seneca, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:250950
Long-form Identifier:1:3:250950:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘCobb & Dunaway group, Seneca, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘCanadian Mines (Asbestos King Mine), Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘEnders Mine (White Tail group; MS 1921 claims; Horse Shoe group), Mule Hoof Bend (Oxbow Bend), Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘVictory and Eldorado Mines, Chrysotile area, Chrysotile, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘFourth of July Mine (Blue Eyes group), Ash Creek area, Salt River Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
36.8km (22.8 miles) ⓘPueblo Mine (Pueblo-Lucky Strike prospect), Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Wilderness Area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘSplit Rock deposit (Gentry Rock Creek), Chediski Farms (Marley Ranch), Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) ⓘFriday claim (Miami group; Clark property; Globe group), Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘYork No. 1 claim, Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘZimmerman-Asbestos Point claims (Zimmerman-Asbestos Points Magnetite prospect; Ferro claims; Iron King claims; Ferrous claims), Asbestos Point (Asbestos Peak) area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Bromfield, C.S. & A.F. Shride (1956), Mineral Resources of the San Carlos Indian Reservation, AZ, USGS Bull. 1027-N: 637, 639.
 
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