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Magnetite from
Unnamed Fe occurrence (1), Black Rock Canyon, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, 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 Unnamed Fe occurrence (1), Black Rock Canyon, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:649749
Long-form Identifier:1:3:649749:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘBell prospect, Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘJackrabbit Mine, Deep Canyon, Tungsten Hills, West Bishop, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘBishop Concentrate and Cleaning Company Mine (Bishop Tungsten Mines mill), Keough Hot Springs, Bishop Mining District (Tungsten Hills Mining District), Inyo County, California, USA
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘAgnew Meadow Mine (Agnew Meadow Manganese prospect/deposit; Mammoth Lakes), Olaine Lake, Agnew Meadows, Madera County, California, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘJim Dandy Claims, Good Hope Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘMineral Jackpot prospect, Marietta Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘIron Mountain group (Minarets Iron deposit; Woods Iron Mine claims; Minarets Magnetite prospect; Iron Mountain Magnetite deposit; Iron Mountain prospects; Magnetic Iron Mine claim), Iron Mountain (3), Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘBirch Creek, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘBoak mine (Iron King mine), Rock Hill Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Skarn occurrence [1], Kaiser Wilderness area, Fresno County, California, USA
References
Rinehart, Charles Dean & Donald C. Ross (1956), Economic geology of the Casa Diablo Mountain quadrangle, California: California Division Mines Special Report: 48, 17 pp.: 17
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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