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Hematite from
Big Trees deposit (Big Trees Mine; Calaveras deposit), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Trees deposit (Big Trees Mine; Calaveras deposit), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:649365
Long-form Identifier:1:3:649365:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘDouglas Flat placers, Douglas Flat, Vallecito Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘNorth Keystone Mine (Keystone Mine), Copperopolis Mines (Copperopolis group), Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘRoyal Mountain King Mine (North pit; Skyrocket pit; Gold Knoll pit; Hobo pit; Hilltop pit; Butcher Shop; Hodson Fault; Dublin property; McCarty; Snowstorm; Skyrocket; Gold Knoll; Wilbur Womble; Lillian; Pine Log), Hodson, Hodson Mining District (Madam Felix Mining District; Felix Mining District), West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘMokelumne River, Amador County, California, USA
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘFields Mine, Chrome Mountain, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘEagle's Head deposit, Rancheria, Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘMcAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘChaix Mine (Chaix prospect), Latrobe, Latrobe Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘBig Canyon Mine (Oro Fino), Mount Aigare, Shingle Springs Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘSilver Mine Creek prospect, Kennedy Meadow, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
Clark, William B., Lydon, Philip A. (1963) Mines and Mineral Resources of Calaveras County, California. County Report 2. California Division of Mines and Geology
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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