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Siderite from
Total Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Total Wreck Mine, Cienega Creek, The Narrows, Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:263284
Long-form Identifier:1:3:263284:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
3.5km (2.1 miles) ⓘHilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘChief Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘForty-nine Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘJackson Mine group (McCleary group; Old Baldy Copper Mine; Rosa Mine; Hickory; Decatur), Jackson Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘIron Mask Mine (Iron Mask prospect; McCleary prospect; Littleshot prospect), Jackson Mine group (McCleary group; Old Baldy Copper Mine; Rosa Mine; Hickory; Decatur), Jackson Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
40.5km (25.1 miles) ⓘJersey Girl Mine (Jersey Girl prospect), Toluachi group of claims (Toluachi group; Bonanza tunnel; Tennantite claim), Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘGlove Mine (Sunrise Mine), Glove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘTwin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘFlux Mine, Flux Gulch, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘOld Mission Mine, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Schrader & Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 582: 147
Wilson, E.D. (1951, July) Arizona Zinc and Lead Deposits - Part II. University of Arizona Bulletin 158. Arizona Bureau of Mines
 
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