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Magnetite from
Black Joe prospect, Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill 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 Joe prospect, Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:280267
Long-form Identifier:1:3:280267:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘSouth Group, Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘEmery-Fisk Prospect, Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘNorth Group (Group No. 3 or Iron Mountain Group of the Buena Vista Company Iron Deposits), Copper Kettle Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘBuena Vista Mine, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘIron Mine Stockpile, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘWhite Rock prospect, Corral Canyon Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed iron prospect (MRDS10042607), Pershing County, Nevada, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘClipper Canyon Prospect, Shady Run Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (1), Shady Run Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘDixie Comstock Mine, Dixie Valley Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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