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Specularite from
Hoosier Mine (Hoosier group), Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite var: Specularite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Specularite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hoosier Mine (Hoosier group), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:421744
Long-form Identifier:1:3:421744:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Specularite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘRieder and Bailey group (Rieder and Bailey prospects), Winkelman area, Saddle Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘSaddle Mountain Mine group (Lola claims; Gila Copper Sulphide Co. property; Dye vein), Lee Mountain area, Saddle Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘChristmas open pit, Christmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘChristmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘLondon-Arizona Mine (London-Arizona Consolidated Mine), Tornado Peak, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘDripping Springs Mines (Dripping Springs claims; Cocreham and Haywood Mine; Gold Nugget Mine; Gold Queen Mine; Columbia Mine; Roundtop Mine), Dripping Springs, Dripping Spring Wash, Dripping Springs Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘCopper King claims (Wylomene claims; Wylomene claims MS 4042; Elk Hill claims 1-6; Copper King MS 3716 claims), Dick Spring Canyon, Hayes Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘZelleweger claim (Kelvin prospect), Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘCaptain Jack claims (Gold Crack; Dinner Belle; Calumet; Black Strap Mine; Last Dollar; Squaw Springs; Red Iron), Stanley Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10088910, MRDS ID #M899901.
Ross, Clyde P. (1925a) Ore deposits of the Saddle Mountain and Banner Mining Districts, Arizona. USGS Bull. 771.
 
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