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Hematite from
Red Mesa Copper Pit, Shiprock, San Juan County, Utah, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Mesa Copper Pit, Shiprock, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:517841
Long-form Identifier:1:3:517841:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘMartin Mine, Black Rock Point, Black Rock Point Mining District, Carrizo Range, Apache County, Arizona, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘ4b Mine, White Ash Peak, Lukachukai Mining District, Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘBattle Rock Mine, McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘMcElmo Creek Area (McElmo Field; Ute Mountains Area), McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘLukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, USA
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘMancos River Black Sand Deposit, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
84.6km (52.5 miles) ⓘHoliday Mesa, San Juan County, Utah, USA
86.2km (53.6 miles) ⓘBell No. 1 Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘFry No. 4 Mine, Fry Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘCrescent claim, Crescent channel (Channel No. 28; paleochannel No. 28), Hoskinnini Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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