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Siderite from
Unnamed Ag-Cu-Au-Fe prospect, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Yuma County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Ag-Cu-Au-Fe prospect, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:520576
Long-form Identifier:1:3:520576:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘNew Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
87.3km (54.2 miles) ⓘTraeger Mine (Traeger prospect; Agate Mine), Las Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
87.3km (54.3 miles) ⓘLas Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
87.3km (54.3 miles) ⓘGolden Queen Mine, Las Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
87.4km (54.3 miles) ⓘIndia Mine (India claim), Las Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
87.6km (54.4 miles) ⓘPandino Mine (Pandino claim; Panadero Mine), Las Flores Mine group, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Laguna Mining District (Las Flores Mining District), Laguna Mts (San Pablo Mts), Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10064162, MRDS ID #TC38426.
 
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