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Magnetite from
Hutter Mine (Herter Magnetite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA


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 Hutter Mine (Herter Magnetite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:154545
Long-form Identifier:1:3:154545:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘPittsville Mine (Whitehead Mine), Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘWhittles Emery Deposits, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
17.1km (10.7 miles) ⓘHamner Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘSwanson Uranium project prospect (Cole property; Coles Hill), Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘAndalusite locality, Alta Vista, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘChamblissburg, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘRocky Mount Mine (MRDS - 10227669; Clark Mine), Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘHairston Branch Prospect, Henry County, Virginia, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘKing Ramsey Mine (Blue Ridge Talc Company Inc.), Franklin County, Virginia, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘOld Sheperd Farm, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
References
Beard, James S., Tracy, Robert J. (2002) Spinels and other oxides in Mn-rich rocks from the Hutter Mine, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, U.S.A.: Implications for miscibility and solvus relations among jacobsite, galaxite, and magnetite. American Mineralogist, 87 (5) 690-698 doi:10.2138/am-2002-5-611
Tracy, Robert J., Beard, James S. (2003) Manganoan kinoshitalite in Mn-rich marble and skarn from Virginia. American Mineralogist, 88 (5) 740-747 doi:10.2138/am-2003-5-603
 
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