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Magnetite from
Unnamed Fe deposit, San Cayetano Mining District, San Cayetano Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Unnamed Fe deposit, San Cayetano Mining District, San Cayetano Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:529596
Long-form Identifier:1:3:529596:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘAmargosa placers (Amargosa Arroyo placers; Tinaja Wash placers), Amargosa Arroyo, Continental, Tinaja Hills, Pima County, Arizona, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘSierrita Mine, Batamote Hills, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘMontosa Mine (Montosa group of claims), Montosa Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine [new], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘTreasure Vault Mine, Agua Caliente Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘTwin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘCopper Glance Mine (Glance Mine), Stevens Mountain, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘCopper Queen Mine (Queen Mine), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘLena No. 1 - 11 claims, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘLas Guijas Mine group (Immense Lode; Grand Lode; General Electric Mine; General Electric group of claims; Obregon claims; Black Gold group), Las Guijas Mountains, Arivaca Mining District (Las Guijas Mining District), Las Guijas & San Luis Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10039643, MRDS ID #M050556.
 
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