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Magnetite from
Aoshan Fe Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China


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Magnetite, etc.

Aoshan Fe Mine, Aoshan iron ore field, Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
03141870017367503293362.jpg
Magnetite, etc.

Aoshan Fe Mine, Aoshan iron ore field, Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
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Magnetite, etc.

Aoshan Fe Mine, Aoshan iron ore field, Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Actinolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aoshan Fe Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:746567
Long-form Identifier:1:3:746567:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘXiangshan Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘWashan Mine, Ningwu Mining District, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘTaocun Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘGaocun Fe Mine, Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘNanshan Mine, Aoshan iron ore field (Xiangshan iron ore field), Yushan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘBijiashan Turquoise Mine, Huashan District, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘHeshangqiao Fe deposit, Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘTongjing Au-Cu deposit, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘTaipingshan Mine, Zhonggu Fe ore field (Zhongshan-Gushan Fe ore field; Zhonggushan Fe ore field), Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘNiangniangshan, He County, Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
References
Jixi Xiang and Ruqing Ji (1980): Geology and Prospecting 16(2), 8-18
Yushen Zhao (1993): Geology and Prospecting 29(12), 6-12
 
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