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Magnetite from
Rothsay Mine (Woodley's Find), Karara Conservation Reserve, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rothsay Mine (Woodley's Find), Karara Conservation Reserve, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1030452
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1030452:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘTungsten Hill (Tungsten Trench), Mount Mulgine, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘKarara Mine, Karara Conservation Reserve, Perenjori Shire, Western Australia, Australia
41.0km (25.4 miles) ⓘMount Gibson Iron Ore Mine (Extension Hill D50), Mount Gibson Conservation Reserve, Retaliation Goldfield, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘFields Find Gold Mine (Fields Reward Mine), Fields Find Goldfield, Warriedar Station, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘGossan Hill Cu-Zn deposit, Golden Grove Mine, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘScuddles deposit, Golden Grove Mine, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘGolden Grove Mine, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘKoolanooka Iron Ore Mine, Morawa Shire, Western Australia, Australia
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘBrandy Hill South (Shaw Well), Mellenbye Station, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘGolden Stream Mine, Gullewa Goldfield, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Simpson, E.S. (1948) Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 1, p.462.
 
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