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Magnetite from
Negro Head Iron deposit, New Dale, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Negro Head Iron deposit, New Dale, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332248
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332248:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘDorris May prospect (Eaton Gold Mine; Iron Age Extension), New Dale, San Bernardino County, California, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘIron Age Mine (Iron Age deposit), New Dale, San Bernardino County, California, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘMeek Mine (Thelma group; Desert Gold group), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘMission Mine (Mission Gold Mine; Mission Gold Mines; Huff-Lane Mine; Huff-Lane; Huff and Lane; Lone Star Group), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine (Shavers Well prospect; Sunset Mine), Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘGolden Egg Mine, Pinto Mountain, Riverside County, California, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘMission Sweet Mine, Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘIron Chief Mine (Iron Chief deposit; Gray Eagle group; Messenger Mine), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘStorm-Jade Mountain Nephrite prospect (Storm Jade Mine; Storm Jade Mt Nephrite; Storm Jade Mountain Mines; Storm Jade Mountain deposit), Lost Mayan Jade Mines, Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘCopper World Mine, Bullion Mts (Bullion Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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