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Hematite from
Ortiz Project, Golden, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA


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Hematite, etc.

Ortiz Project, Golden, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
00775140017373559703891.jpg
Hematite, etc.

Ortiz Project, Golden, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
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Hematite, etc.

Ortiz Project, Golden, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Scheelite5
Chalcopyrite1
Quartz1
- var Chalcedony1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ortiz Project, Golden, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46284
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46284:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Hematite in this Region
Ortiz Open Pit Mine, Ortiz Project, Golden, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCunningham mine, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCaptain Davis mine, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘOrtiz Open Pit Mine, Ortiz Project, Golden, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘOld Ortiz mine, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
3.9km (2.5 miles) ⓘCarache Canyon breccia, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘIron Vein, Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘLucas Mine (Old Reliable Mine; Pat Collins Mine), Old Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘOro Quay mine, New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘSan Francisco mine, New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘSan Pedro Mine, New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
References
M Massis collection
Sillitoe, Richard H. (1985) Ore-related breccias in volcanoplutonic arcs. Economic Geology, 80 (6). 1467-1514 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.80.6.1467
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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