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Hematite from
Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


08769760017370484848927.jpg
Hematite, etc.

Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
08769760017370484848927.jpg
Hematite, etc.

Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
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Hematite, etc.

Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Hemimorphite
Limonite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite1
Calcite1
Malachite1
Dioptase1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Magma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43808
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43808:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘLake Superior and Arizona Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘQueen Creek Mine, Apache Leap area, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘSilver King Mine, Comstock Wash, Kings Crown Peak area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘResolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘReymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘSwede Mine (Swede Mine and Clark prospect; Old Swede Mine; Cole Tungsten prospect; Cole Tungsten group), Powers Gulch area, Top of the World, Summit Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘAjax Mine, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘGibson Mine (Bellevue-Old Site; claims MS 2219; Reynolds group), Bellvue town site, Five Point Mountain area, Top of the World area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘSilver Bell-Martinez Mine (Martinez Mine; Silver Bell property; Martinez property; Silver-Bell Mine; Silver Bell-Martinez Mine; Columbia Mine; Columbia-Silver Bell Mine; Silver Bell-Columbia Mine), Martinez Canyon, Bell Butte area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘThanksgiving Mine (Thanksgiving Gold Mine; Myres Mine; Meyers Mine; Meyers claims; Box Canyon group), Mineral Mountain area, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Barnes, Reginald, Hay, Mark (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: the Magma Mine [Arizona]. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (2) Tucson. 72-82
Presmyk, Les (2020) The Magma Mine, Pioneer District, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona. Rocks & Minerals, 95 (1) 68-91 doi:10.1080/00357529.2020.1670573
 
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