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Magnetite from
June Group, Waldo Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA


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 June Group, Waldo Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:472183
Long-form Identifier:1:3:472183:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘIron Group, Waldo Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘMansfield Prospect, Waldo Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘEsterly Mine (Llano de Oro Mine; Cameron Placer Mine; Logan Placer Mine; Simmons Placer Mine), O'Brien, Takilma Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘHinkle Lake Claim, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘLarkspur Occurrence (Low Gap), Whisky Peak, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘDevil's Punch Bowl, Polar Bear Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘYoungs Peak occurrence, El Capitan, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘJosephine Creek placers, Josephine Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘMadison Gulch 1 & 2 Occurrence, Waldo Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘBluff Prospect, Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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