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Magnetite from
Gushan Mine, Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China


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 Gushan Mine, Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:528145
Long-form Identifier:1:3:528145:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘZhongjiu-Gushan deposit, Ningwu Mining District, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘBaixiangshan Mine, Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘHemushan Mine, Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘLongshan Fe Mine, Ningwu Mining District, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘZhongjiu Mine (Zhongshan-Jiulianshan Mine), Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘTaipingshan Mine (Taiping Mine), Ningwu Mining District, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘLongshan Mine, Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘTaipingshan Mine, Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘHeshangqiao Fe deposit, Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘJinlong Fe deposit, Jiujiang District, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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