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Hematite from
Lee Yim Mine (Lee Yim deposit; Gallinger-Root Mine; Manganese 1-10 claims; Root Mine; Garringer Mine; Barringer Mine; Lavic Mountain Mine), Ludlow (Stagg), San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lee Yim Mine (Lee Yim deposit; Gallinger-Root Mine; Manganese 1-10 claims; Root Mine; Garringer Mine; Barringer Mine; Lavic Mountain Mine), Ludlow (Stagg), San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332155
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332155:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘOld Pete Mine (Yim-Wheelock Mine), Ragtown, Stedman District (Ludlow; Rochester; Buckeye), Bullion Mts (Bullion Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘLogan Mine (Trans-Oceanic Mine; Treasure Mine), Cady Peak, San Bernardino County, California, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘBagdad-Chase Mine (Barstow mill; Camp Rochester; Pacific Mine; Pacific Mines; Roosevelt Consolidated Mine; Buckeye-Stedman-Bagdad Chase Mine), Stedman, Stedman District (Ludlow; Rochester; Buckeye), Bullion Mts (Bullion Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fe occurrence [21], Argos Mountain, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
30.7km (19.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fe-Th-W-Ag-Au deposit [1], Rodman Mountains, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘDish Hill Crater (Dish Hill; Siberia Hill; Siberia Hill Crater), Trojan, San Bernardino County, California, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘMojave River Road, Afton Canyon, Afton, San Bernardino County, California, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu-Fe mine [2], Cave Canyon District, Cave Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘCave Canyon Mine (Cave Canyon Iron Ore deposits; Cave Canyon Iron deposit; Baxter; Basin), Cave Canyon District, Cave Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
34.2km (21.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fe occurrence [18], Sands, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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