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Magnetite from
Pig Iron prospect, Chalk Mountain area, Spring Creek Mining District, 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 Pig Iron prospect, Chalk Mountain area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:427046
Long-form Identifier:1:3:427046:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘIron King group prospect, Wolverton Mountain area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Garnet occurrence, Jim Sam Butte area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘPine Ridge prospect (Pine Ridge Magnetite prospect), Rose Creek Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘBaker and Carr Mountain prospects, Aztec Lodge area, Workman Creek Valley, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘWalnut No. 2 claim, Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘMay No. 2 claim (May Number Two claim), Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘYork No. 1 claim, Cow Flat Mountain area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
30.0km (18.7 miles) ⓘPueblo Mine (Pueblo-Lucky Strike prospect), Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Wilderness Area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘHaigler and Gordon Creeks prospects (Escondido MS 4610 claims; Gillette claims), Haigler Creek, Oxbow Mountain area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘAsbestos Point (Asbestos Peak), Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027331, MRDS ID #M002883.
 
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