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Magnetite from
Walker Lake prospect, Mountain View 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 Walker Lake prospect, Mountain View Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:191804
Long-form Identifier:1:3:191804:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘCalico Hills, Calico Hills Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘReservation Hill prospect, Benway Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘHottentot prospect, Calico Hills Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘLyon Deposit, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘPumpkin Hollow Project, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘOwen iron deposit, Cambridge Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘFoster prospect, Rawhide Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘZapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘAnaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘYerington Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
References
Ross, Donald C. (1961) Geology and mineral deposits of Mineral County, Nevada. Bulletin 58. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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