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Magnetite from
Phelps Stokes Mine, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, 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 Phelps Stokes Mine, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:192858
Long-form Identifier:1:3:192858:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGreen Spring Anomaly, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘEngle-Stouder prospect, Ellsworth Mining District (Mammoth Mining District), Nye County, Nevada, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘB. & C. Springs, Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘBuffalo Canyon prospect, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘGrantsville Summit Prospect, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect [10045373], Eastgate Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
40.3km (25.1 miles) ⓘBlue Bird nos. 1-3 Mines, Bell Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘFermina Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘCarroll Summit, Eastgate Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘIron Butte Mine, Santa Fe District, Gabbs Valley Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
Kleinhampl, Frank J., Ziony, Joseph I. (1984) Mineral Resources of Northern Nye County, Nevada. Bulletin 99B. Nevada Bureau of Mines
J.V. Tingley and J. Quade (1986) A mineral inventory of the Tonopah Resource Area, Battle Mountain District, Nevada. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology OFR 86-14.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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