Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Bournonite vs. Vesuvianite
Cogwheels of bournonite are up against colourful vesuvianite. Its a battle of unexpected chemical compositions where bournonite has four elements and vesuvianite has (almost) all the rest.
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Hematite from
Southern Pacific Silica Quarry (Southern Pacific deposit; Nuevo Mine; Southern Pacific Quarry; S.P. Silica Quarry; S.P. Mine; Nuevo Quarry), Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Southern Pacific Silica Quarry (Southern Pacific deposit; Nuevo Mine; Southern Pacific Quarry; S.P. Silica Quarry; S.P. Mine; Nuevo Quarry), Nuevo, Lakeview Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:940310
Long-form Identifier:1:3:940310:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘCommercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘTourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘDesert Gold claims, Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Piemontite occurrence [1] (San Gorgonio Pass), Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘPainted Hill Quarry (Super Creek Claims Quarry; Whitewater Rock and Supply; Whitewater Sericite Schist; Christopher Mines; Inc. claims; Painted Hill pit and mill), Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA
61.6km (38.2 miles) ⓘDesert View Mine, Fawnskin (Grout), Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘRose Mine (Rose and Monte Cristo; Christie; Homestake Mine), Tip Top Mountain, Baldwin Lake District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘRose and Monte Cristo Mine (Rose Mine; Christie), Rose Mine (Rose and Monte Cristo; Christie; Homestake Mine), Tip Top Mountain, Baldwin Lake District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘCactus Flat Mine (Morongo Mine), Silver Peak [1], Blackhawk District (Silver Reef District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘSanta Fe Mines (Black Hawk; Santa Fe; Lady Alice; Cliff; Lookout and Opera; Arlington; Calumet; Calle De Oro; Hecla), Silver Peak [1], Blackhawk District (Silver Reef District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Specimen sold by Oxcart Minerals in 1991.
 
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