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Magnetite from
Fern Magnetite prospect, Barnes Peak area, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, 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 Fern Magnetite prospect, Barnes Peak area, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:426844
Long-form Identifier:1:3:426844:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘGranite Basin, Barnes Peak area, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘJewel Hill, Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘLast Chance Magnetite prospect, Government Hill area, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘResolution deposit, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘGriffin Wash Magnetite prospect, Hackberry Mountain area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘFriday claim (Miami group; Clark property; Globe group), Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘZimmerman-Asbestos Point claims (Zimmerman-Asbestos Points Magnetite prospect; Ferro claims; Iron King claims; Ferrous claims), Asbestos Point (Asbestos Peak) area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘAsbestos Point (Asbestos Peak), Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027106, MRDS ID #M002102.
Harrer, C.M. (1964), Reconnaissance of iron resources in Arizona, US Bur. Mines Inf. Circ. 8236.
 
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