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Magnetite from
Horseshoe Basin occurrence (Ballam occurrence), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Horseshoe Basin occurrence (Ballam occurrence), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:536168
Long-form Identifier:1:3:536168:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘStepp - Laive occurrence, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘLakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘReward Mine (Bat tunnel; South Reward; Petrochis claim; Phenomenon), Kohatk, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
60.6km (37.6 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine (Bonanza vein; SRK Mine; Mitchell Mine; Kerr Mine; Calvillo Mine), Coyote Mining District, Coyote Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
64.9km (40.3 miles) ⓘAtlas Mine, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘNew Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
83.3km (51.8 miles) ⓘBlack Dike Mine (Black Dike group; Black Dike claim; Black Dike deposit; Black Dyke Mine; Big Dike; Bobson group; Big Dike Apex & Ajax), Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
85.5km (53.2 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine, Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
88.7km (55.1 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
88.7km (55.1 miles) ⓘLena No. 1 - 11 claims, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Harrer, C.M. (1964), Reconnaissance of Iron Resources in Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8236: 82. MRDS database Dep. ID file #10026748, MRDS ID #M000061.
 
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