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Magnetite from
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


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:426846
Long-form Identifier:1:3:426846:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘShell Mountain prospect (Hematite 1 to 8 group), Gentry Mountain area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘChediski deposit (Chediski Hematite; Chediski Iron; Marley Ranch Iron), Chediski Farms (Marley Ranch), Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘApache Iron deposit, Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘSplit Rock deposit (Gentry Rock Creek), Chediski Farms (Marley Ranch), Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘChediski No. 2 claim, Chediski deposit (Chediski Hematite; Chediski Iron; Marley Ranch Iron), Chediski Farms (Marley Ranch), Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘWalnut No. 2 claim, Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘYork No. 1 claim, Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘMay No. 2 claim (May Number Two claim), Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Garnet occurrence, Jim Sam Butte area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘHaigler and Gordon Creeks prospects (Escondido MS 4610 claims; Gillette claims), Haigler Creek, Oxbow Mountain area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027279, MRDS ID #M002704.
Harrer, C.M. (1964), Reconnaissance of iron resources in Arizona, US Bur. Mines Inf. Circ. 8236.
 
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