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Hematite from
Lucky Strike prospect (Lucky Strike claim), Gila Bend Mountains Mining District, Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:Considerable amounts in disseminations, streaks & bunches.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lucky Strike prospect (Lucky Strike claim), Gila Bend Mountains Mining District, Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:991218
Long-form Identifier:1:3:991218:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘCamp Creek prospect (King of the West claim; Davis group), Gila Bend Mountains Mining District, Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘBill Taft group of claims (Bill Taft prospect; Bill Taft Mine; Little Jane prospect), Taft Mine, Gila Bend Mountains Mining District, Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Ag-Cu prospect (1), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Mn prospect, Eagletail Mountains Wilderness Study area, Eagletail Mts (Cemetary Ridge), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘVictory claim (Copper Chief claim; Leonard's Victory claim; John Well claim; Plassa Well claim), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘAdams prospect, Eagle Tail Mining District, Eagletail Mts (Cemetary Ridge), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘ125 foot level, Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘRowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock Mining District, Painted Rock Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘEngland Mine, Horn, Neversweat Mining District (Palomas Mountains Mining District), Neversweat Ridge-Palomas Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘSheep Tanks Mine (Sheep Tank Mine; Resolution group), Sheep Tanks Mining District, Little Horn Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1933), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 134: 146..
 
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