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Hematite from
Beaver Creek Occurrence, Mineral Point Mining District, Ravalli County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beaver Creek Occurrence, Mineral Point Mining District, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:700779
Long-form Identifier:1:3:700779:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘSheep Creek, Mineral Point Mining District, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘWoods Creek Iron Mine (Copper Canyon Prospect), Mineral Point Mining District, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘUnknown Iron Occurrence (MRDS - 10010266), Mineral Point Mining District, Ravalli County, Montana, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘLee Buck Claims No. 13; 14; 15, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘGarm - Lamoreaux Mine, North Fork - Shoup Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘSurprise Group (Bitterroot Uranium Company; Wilhite Uranium), Gibbonsville Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘItalian Mine (Golden Fissure), Mackinaw Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘBridge Creek Gold Prospect, Mackinaw Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘContact Claim Group (Diamond Creek Area; Bell), Eureka Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘBlackbird Mine, Blackbird mine complex, Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
Heinrich, E. Wm., Levinson, A. A. (1961) Carbonatic niobium rare earth deposits, Ravalli County, Montana. American Mineralogist, 46 (11-12) 1424-1447
 
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