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Magnetite from
Rock Creek Sapphire (American Sapphire Gem Mine; Gem Mountain Mine; Anaconda-Sapphire Gulches; Chaussee Sapphire Corp. Mine; American Gem Corp.), Rock Creek Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA


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 Rock Creek Sapphire (American Sapphire Gem Mine; Gem Mountain Mine; Anaconda-Sapphire Gulches; Chaussee Sapphire Corp. Mine; American Gem Corp.), Rock Creek Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:784668
Long-form Identifier:1:3:784668:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
27.0km (16.7 miles) ⓘRedemption Iron Mine, Franklin Hill Iron Deposit (Tarriff; Courtney Manganiferous Iron Deposit; Courtney Prospect), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘPocahontas (Part of Trout Mine Group), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘSouthern Cross Mine, Georgetown Mining District (Southern Cross Mining District; Cable Mining District), Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
30.0km (18.7 miles) ⓘPomeroy Mine, Georgetown Mining District (Southern Cross Mining District; Cable Mining District), Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘAtlantic Cable Mine, Georgetown Mining District (Southern Cross Mining District; Cable Mining District), Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘGreater New York Mine, Red Lion Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘGold Reef Mine, South Boulder Creek Mining District (Princeton Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine (Gold King Mine), South Boulder Creek Mining District (Princeton Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘRombauer Mine, South Boulder Creek Mining District (Princeton Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) ⓘBlack Chief Iron Mine, Olson Gulch Mining District, Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
References
Gobla, Michael J. (2012) Montana Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 87 (3) 208-240 doi:10.1080/00357529.2012.676825
 
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