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Magnetite from
Black Butte Prospect, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Black Butte Prospect, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:191171
Long-form Identifier:1:3:191171:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘBlack Horse Prospect, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘGillis prospect (Gillis Iron Nos. 1 & 2 claims), Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘLast Chance Prospect, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘIron Crown Prospect, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
12.2km (7.5 miles) ⓘZapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘKing David prospect, Hawthorne Mining District (Pamlico Mining District), Mineral County, Nevada, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘFermina Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘNew York Canyon Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘBlack Sam Group, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘIron Gate Mine (Saddle Mine; Velvet claims), Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
Ross, Donald C. (1961) Geology and mineral deposits of Mineral County, Nevada. Bulletin 58. Nevada Bureau of Mines
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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