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Magnetite from
Willa Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Silverton, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Deposit
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 Willa Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Silverton, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:623458
Long-form Identifier:1:3:623458:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘHarp rhodonite occurrence, Kaslo, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘTrue Blue polymetallic deposit, Kaslo, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘBluebell Mine, Riondel, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘUpper Arrow Lake uvarovite occurrence, Nakusp Area, Slocan Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘMidge Creek Beryl Occurrence, Nelson, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘKatie porphyry copper-gold deposit, Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
83.6km (51.9 miles) ⓘSilver Bell deposit, Cherry Creek area, Vernon Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
92.9km (57.7 miles) ⓘDeer Park Mine, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘColumbia-Kootenay deposit, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Mo deposits, Red Mountain, Rossland, Trail Creek Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
 
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