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Magnetite from
Quirke Mines, Bouck Township, Elliot Lake area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada


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 Quirke Mines, Bouck Township, Elliot Lake area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:655768
Long-form Identifier:1:3:655768:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘDenison Mine, Bouck Township, Elliot Lake area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘSpanish American Mine, Bouck Township, Elliot Lake area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘBilton Mine, Patton Township, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘBass Lake Occurrence, Mongowin Township, Unorganized North Sudbury District, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
92.3km (57.4 miles) ⓘHardy Mine, Unorganized North Sudbury District, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
92.6km (57.5 miles) ⓘTotten Mine, Worthington Offset Dike, Worthington area, Drury Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
93.0km (57.8 miles) ⓘTotten No. 2 Mine, Worthington Offset Dike, Worthington area, Drury Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘWorthington Mine, Worthington Offset Dike, Worthington area, Drury Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
94.4km (58.6 miles) ⓘGersdorffite mine, Denison Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
96.3km (59.8 miles) ⓘMcCreedy West Mine, Levack Township, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
References
Econ Geol (1984) 79:297-321
 
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