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Hematite from
Dry Creek prospect (Dry Creek Hematite prospect; Lucky Strike prospect), Haigler Canyon Campground area, Haigler Creek, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dry Creek prospect (Dry Creek Hematite prospect; Lucky Strike prospect), Haigler Canyon Campground area, Haigler Creek, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:426840
Long-form Identifier:1:3:426840:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘBottle Spring prospect (Bottle Spring Hematite prospect; Hope claims; Lucky claims), Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘGentry Creek prospect (Frog Pond prospect), Frog Pond Iron deposits (Lady Bug claims; Side Hill claims; Ross group), Gentry Mountain area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘNational Ranch prospect (Nail Ranch Hematite prospect; Iron Prince group; Iron Spike group; Basin Oil Co. property), Gentry Mountain area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘAlsace-Lorraine No. 6 claim (Apache Iron No. 6), The Pyramids, Apache Iron deposit, Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘAlsace-Lorraine No. 5 claim (Apache Iron No. 5), The Pyramids, Apache Iron deposit, Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘShell Mountain prospect (Hematite 1 to 8 group), Gentry Mountain area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘAlsace-Lorraine No. 7 claim, The Pyramids, Apache Iron deposit, Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘCow Creek deposit (Cow Creek hematite deposit), Swamp Creek Mountain, Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘApache Iron deposit, Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘAlsace-Lorraine No. 3 claim (Apache Iron No. 3), The Pyramids, Apache Iron deposit, Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027093, MRDS ID #M001989.
Harrer, C.M. (1964), Reconnaissance of iron resources in Arizona, US Bur. Mines Inf. Circ. 8236.
 
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