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Magnetite from
Las Animas Placer District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mining District
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 Las Animas Placer District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1459690
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1459690:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘWicks Gulch placers, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘCopper Flat, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘColumbia Mine, Carpenter Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘGrand View Mine, Grand View Camp, Carpenter Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘRabb Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘConfidence Group, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘCuchillo Mountains Magnetite, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘU.S. Treasury Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘHamlett Prospect, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘMagnetite Prospect, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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