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Magnetite from
Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mining District
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 Silver Glance Mining District (Wellington Mining District), Wellington Hills, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:282033
Long-form Identifier:1:3:282033:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘLast Dollar Claim, Mountain House Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘCasting Copper Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘHill 5644, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘAnn-Mason deposit (Ludwig; Douglas Hill; Cast; Blue Hills; McConnell; Minnesota; Shamrock), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mine, Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘWestern Nevada Mine, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘMcConnell Mine, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘMason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘAlunite Hill, Buckskin Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘAnaconda's Yerington open pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon 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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