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Magnetite from
Unnamed prospects East of North Peak, North Peak (North Sisters Peak), Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Peak
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 Unnamed prospects East of North Peak, North Peak (North Sisters Peak), Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:175377
Long-form Identifier:1:3:175377:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘNorth Peak (North Sisters Peak), Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLindy Ann claims, Mahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘSpurrite skarn lens, South Peak (South Sisters Peak), Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘMahoney Mines area, Tres Hermanas Mining District, Tres Hermanas Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘStenson Mine, Florida Mountains Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘChapo Copper Prospect, Apache No. 2 Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘCopper Dick Mine, Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘWood property (Buckhorn property; Barney mine; Russell mine), Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘHand Car claim, Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘFaria workings, Little Hatchet Mine, Sylvanite Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
References
Griswold, George B. (1961) Mineral deposits of Luna County, New Mexico. Bulletin 72. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-72
 
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