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Magnetite from
Big Cadia Mine, Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite1
Native Copper1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Cadia Mine, Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1037192
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1037192:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘRidgeway Mine, Cadia Valley operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘLittle Cadia Mine (Cadia Extended Mine; Canobolas Copper Gully Mine), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘCadia Valley operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘCadia East underground mine, Cadia Valley operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘCanobolas Volcano, Ashburnham Co., New South Wales, Australia
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘSurprise Mine, Orange, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘBrown's Creek Gold Mine, Browns Creek, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘCargo Consols Mine (Cargo Mine; The Cargo Consols Mine), Cargo, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘCoombing Copper Mine, Carcoar, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Dieter Mylius collection
New South Wales Mine Record (1970) MR02352 Iron Duke Mine (including Cadia Gold Mine), Molong.
 
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