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Magnetite from
Whistler Prospect, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, 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 Whistler Prospect, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:597731
Long-form Identifier:1:3:597731:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘIsland Mountain Prospects, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
74.3km (46.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MG042; on tributary to Tin Creek), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
81.2km (50.5 miles) ⓘNunatak Occurrence (south of Snowcap Mountain), McGrath Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USA
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MG045), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
90.8km (56.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TL012), Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘKahiltna River; Sholan Bar; Round Bend Bar; Red Hill Bar; Boulder Bench Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
97.0km (60.3 miles) ⓘBeaver Creek; Upper Sucker Creek Prospect, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
97.3km (60.5 miles) ⓘRobert's PGM Prospect (near Middle Fork of Kuskokwim River), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
98.8km (61.4 miles) ⓘKahiltna River Mine (ARDF - TY027), Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
99.8km (62.0 miles) ⓘWindy Creek Mine, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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