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Magnetite from
Star of the West Mine (Ainsworth; Upper Star of the West Mine), Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, 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 Star of the West Mine (Ainsworth; Upper Star of the West Mine), Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:373243
Long-form Identifier:1:3:373243:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘLower Star of the West Mine (Stoddard Mine), Grayback Mining District (Russell Mining District), Costilla County, Colorado, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘRussell, Trinchera Range, Costilla County, Colorado, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘLiberty Occurrence (Music), Liberty Mining District (Music Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘMarion Mine, Custer County, Colorado, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine (Iron Mine; Iron Hill Mine), Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘHaputa Ranch (Haputa Extension), Custer County, Colorado, USA
60.0km (37.3 miles) ⓘSwartz Ranch Occurrence (D.P. Van Nouhuys Property), Custer County, Colorado, USA
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘHerman Passiflora Mine (Shafts: Vidler; Edman; Baker; Rey; Blunt; Denver Lease; Claims: Thames River; Ten To One; Songbird), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘSongbird Mine, Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine (Annabel Lode; Fraction Claim), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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