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Magnetite from
Black Butte Iron Occurrence (Standard Creek), Black Butte area, Madison County, Montana, 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 Black Butte Iron Occurrence (Standard Creek), Black Butte area, Madison County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:496408
Long-form Identifier:1:3:496408:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘJohnny Gulch Iron (Ruby Creek), Madison County, Montana, USA
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘKelly Iron, Madison County, Montana, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘDillon Nickel Deposit (Wolf Creek Nickel Deposit), Ruby Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘMoon Lake Asbestos Deposit, Spanish Peaks Primitive Area, Gallatin County, Montana, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Ramshorn Mine; Dictator and Belle Union), Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
66.6km (41.4 miles) ⓘCamp Creek Corundum Occurrence, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘDullea Prospect, Tidal Wave Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
86.9km (54.0 miles) ⓘMoffet-Johnston Mine, Tidal Wave Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
91.7km (57.0 miles) ⓘCrevasse Mountain Mine (Jardine; Mineral Hill Mine; TVX Mineral Hill 0300670001; Jardine Mine; Jardine Jv), Crevasse Mining District (Crevice Mining District; Jardine Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
97.3km (60.4 miles) ⓘSappington deposit, Madison County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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