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Magnetite from
Mt. Vasquez; St. Louis; Milliken Occurrence, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), Grand County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Mt. Vasquez; St. Louis; Milliken Occurrence, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), Grand County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:437172
Long-form Identifier:1:3:437172:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘHenderson Mine, Dailey Mining District (Jones Pass Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘUrad mine, Dailey Mining District (Jones Pass Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘEvergreen Mine (Gold Standard; Nancy Lee), Apex Mining District (Kingston Mining District; Pine Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘCaribou Hill deposits, Caribou Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘStanley Mine (Gehrmann; Cooper; York; Whale; Golden Link), Idaho Springs Mining District (Virginia Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘFox Lake Mine, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘSultana Mine, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘOld Ironsides mine, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘRoscoe Placer, Lower Clear Creek Area, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘD & G Mine, Kokomo-Tenmile area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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