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Hematite from
Cactus Gold Mine (Blue Eagle Mine; Middle Buttes Mine; Cactus Mine; Cactus Queen Mine; Shumake deposit; Shumake Mine), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cactus Gold Mine (Blue Eagle Mine; Middle Buttes Mine; Cactus Mine; Cactus Queen Mine; Shumake deposit; Shumake Mine), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:559507
Long-form Identifier:1:3:559507:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘMiddle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘLower Butler prospect, Tejon Tin project (Gorman Tin project), Lebec, Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘKramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘTick Canyon, Lang, Los Angeles County, California, USA
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Nos. 1 and 2 Mines (Iron Mtn Nos 1&2; Iron Mtn Nos. 1 and 2; Mount Breckenridge prospect), Breckenridge Mountain, Kern County, California, USA
70.4km (43.8 miles) ⓘBig Indian Mine (Big Indian deposit), Government Peak, Kern County, California, USA
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘPoso Mine, Pine Mountain, Pine Mountain Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) ⓘYellow Treasure Mine, Ridgecrest (Crumville), Rademacher Mining District, Kern County, California, USA
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘNeuerberg locality 9, Cahuenga Boulevard roadcut, Cahuenga Pass, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
99.8km (62.0 miles) ⓘCanwood Street site, Agoura Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
References
Blaske, A. R., 1990, Alteration, Mineralization, and Geochemistry of the Shumake Deposit: a Volcanic Dome-Hosted Epithermal Precious Metal Deposit, Kern County, California, Unpublished M.S. Thesis, Michigan Technological University
 
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