| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Hematite var: Specularite |
| Formula: | Fe2O3 |
| Comments: | Small, platy crystals form solid vein fillings and grow loosely into sponge-like masses in cavities. Individual to somewhat aggregated plates also grow in cavities and readily exhibit a red flash in sunlight. |
| Colour: | Black |
| Luminescent properties: | None |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | β4 photos of Specularite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Plancheite | β2 photos of Specularite associated with Plancheite at this locality. |
| Malachite | β1 photo of Specularite associated with Malachite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Specularite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Queen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 359859 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:359859:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a1d306da-d949-489b-97ae-b9707001e6b0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Specularite |
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| 27.6km (17.1 miles) | βSwallow Mine (Moonlight Mine; Dobler Mine; Whim vein; Golden Wonder shaft), Buzzard's Roost, Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA |
| 28.5km (17.7 miles) | βWhipsaw Mine (Whipshaw Mine; K and K claims; Patented claims 1754), Whipsaw Gulch (Whipsaw Creek), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA |
| 30.0km (18.6 miles) | βBriggs, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA |
| 31.3km (19.4 miles) | βChampie Mine (Lehman Mine; Lehman Copper Mine; Lone Star Mine; UFO claims; Cersa Moje 1-7 claims; Rhoades-Iola claims), Copperopolis, Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA |
| 47.0km (29.2 miles) | βEl Tigre Mine (Tiger Mine), Little Horn Peak, Big Horn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA |
| 64.7km (40.2 miles) | βPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA |
| 66.2km (41.1 miles) | βStorm Cloud Mine (Patented claims MS 118 - 1660 - 1955 & 2110; Gold Vein; Betty O'Neal Mining Co. property), Mount Union, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA |
| 66.3km (41.2 miles) | βTen Spot vein (Ten Spot Mine), Senator Mine (Skylight; Snoozer Patented MS 964; Ten Spot Patented MS 963; Treadwell Patented MS 1288; McCleur; Cherry), Hassayampa Creek, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA |
| 66.4km (41.2 miles) | βCash Mine (Senator-Cash Mine; Patented claims 1459 & 410), Mount Union Pass, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA |
| 66.4km (41.3 miles) | βSenator Mine (Skylight; Snoozer Patented MS 964; Ten Spot Patented MS 963; Treadwell Patented MS 1288; McCleur; Cherry), Hassayampa Creek, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA |
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Queen of Sheba Mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA